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. 2020 May 28;21(11):3821. doi: 10.3390/ijms21113821

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