Maltofer Oral Iron Syrup 150ml
Maltofer is an oral iron therapy for the treatment and prevention of iron deficiency in adults and adolescents where the use of ferrous iron supplements is not tolerated or is otherwise inappropriate. Maltofer is less likely to cause constipation compared to ferrous sulfate iron.
Description
Ingredients
Active Ingredient: 100mg iron/10mL as 370mg iron polymaltose. Other ingredients: cream flavour, ethanol, methyl hydroxybenzoate, propyl hydroxybenzoate, water-purified, sodium hydroxide, sorbitol solution (70%) non-crystallising, and sucrose.
Directions
Take 10-20ml daily preferably with food, or higher doses as directed by your medical practitioner. Not for use in children under the age of 12 years.
Caution
Maltofer Syrup contains sorbitol and sucrose/sugar. Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine. The maximum daily dose of Maltofer Syrup contains 5.6 g of sorbitol. Products containing sorbitol may have a laxative effect or cause diarrhoea. Maltofer Syrup contains small amounts of ethanol/ alcohol, 3.25 mg per mL. Keep out of reach of children. Read the package leaflet before use.
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