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What is Ferrous sulfate?

Ferrous sulfate is to treat iron-deficiency anemia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Iron Deficiency Anemia 61 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Anemia 25 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 13 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Low iron levels 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Iron deficiency 4 2 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 123 patients currently taking Ferrous sulfate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 6
Mild
 6
None
 10

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ferrous sulfate

Constipation 8
Stomach upset 2
Abdominal pain 1
Diarrhea 1
hard stools, gas 1
Stomach problems 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ferrous sulfate. See all 38 dosages ►

  75 mg daily 150 mg daily 159 mg daily 160 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 325 mg daily 600 mg daily 650 mg daily 975 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 9 Number of Patients: 9 5 Number of Patients: 5 33 Number of Patients: 33 4 Number of Patients: 4 15 Number of Patients: 15 11 Number of Patients: 11  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ferrous sulfate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 9   Doctor's advice: 36%
Course of treatment ended 8   Course of treatment ended: 32%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 16%
Other 4   Other: 16%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 12%

See all 23 patients who’ve stopped taking Ferrous sulfate

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ferrous sulfate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Ferrous sulfate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ferrous sulfate

Always
 12 55%
Usually
 6 27%
Sometimes
 2 9%
Never
 2 9%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ferrous sulfate

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 3 14%
A little
 5 23%
Not at all
 13 59%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ferrous sulfate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 7 100%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.