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What is Ferrous Gluconate?

Ferrous gluconate is an iron salt used for the prevention and treatment of iron-deficiency anemias.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Iron Deficiency Anemia 15 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Anemia 4 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 3 1 Efficacy_slight
Low iron levels 2 0
Support nutritional health 1 1 Efficacy_major
Pain 1 0

See all 27 patients currently taking Ferrous Gluconate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 5
Mild
 1
None
 1

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

Constipation 4
Stomach pain 2
Nausea 1
Abdominal pain 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ferrous Gluconate. See all 13 dosages ►

  100 mg daily 200 mg daily 240 mg daily 300 mg daily 320 mg daily 480 mg daily 600 mg daily 640 mg daily 648 mg daily 960 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ferrous Gluconate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 80%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 20%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 20%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Ferrous Gluconate

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

Currently Taking Ferrous Gluconate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Ferrous Gluconate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ferrous Gluconate

Always
 5 63%
Usually
 2 25%
Sometimes
 1 13%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ferrous Gluconate

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 3 38%
A little
 1 13%
Not at all
 4 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ferrous Gluconate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 17%
< $25
 5 83%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.