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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 45 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Anemia 23 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 12 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Low iron levels 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Iron deficiency 4 2 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 103 patients currently taking Ferrous sulfate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 5
Mild
 4
None
 9

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

Constipation 7
Abdominal pain 1
Stomach upset 1
Stomach problems 1
Black stools 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ferrous sulfate. See all 34 dosages ►

  45 mg daily 75 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
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 26 Number of Patients: 26 4 Number of Patients: 4 15 Number of Patients: 15 10 Number of Patients: 10  

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: 39%
Course of treatment ended 6   Course of treatment ended: 26%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 17%
Other 4   Other: 17%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 13%

See all 21 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

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
 9 50%
Usually
 5 28%
Sometimes
 2 11%
Never
 2 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ferrous sulfate

Very
 1 6%
Somewhat
 3 17%
A little
 2 11%
Not at all
 12 67%

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
 5 100%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.