Table 1.

Available oral and parenteral iron preparations with standard dosing. The list is not exhaustive; other oral and parenteral iron formulations may be available.

Drug	Elemental Iron Concentration	Dosing
IV IRON PRODUCTS
Ferric carboxymaltose	50 mg/mL	Weight ≥ 50 kg	2 doses of 20 mg/kg given every 7 days
		Weight ≤ 50 kg	2 doses of 15 mg/kg given every 7 days
Ferric gluconate	12.5 mg/mL	125 to 187.5 mg IV infusion over 1 h
Iron sucrose	20 mg/mL	100 to 200 mg IV infusion over 15 min
ORAL IRON PRODUCTS
Ferrous gluconate	Various formulations	50 to 250 mg/day
Ferrous sulfate	Various formulations	100 to 200 mg/day
Iron sucrose	Various formulations	30 mg/day