Table 3.

Principal oral iron salts.

Iron salt	Presentation	Concentration of elementary iron
Iron sulfate (20 % of elementary iron)	200 mg Tablets/Capsules	40 mg
	400 mg Tablets/Capsules	60 mg
	500 mg Tablets/Capsules	100 mg
	125 mg/mL drops	25 mg/mL
Iron III hydroxide polymaltose complex (30 % of elementary iron)	435 mg Tablets	123 mg
	330 mg chewable Tablets	100 mg
	330 mg/mL solution	100 mg/mL
	182 mg/mL drops	50 mg/mL
Iron glycinate chelate (20 % of elementary iron)	150 mg Tablets	30 mg
	300 mg Tablets	60 mg
	500 mg chewable Tablets	100 mg
	250 mg/mL drops	50 mg/mL
Iron carbonyl (33 % of elementary iron)	400 mg Tablets	120 mg

Adapted from Zago MA, Falcão RP & Pasquini; Tratado de Hematologia, 2013 Atheneu.