Usual Adult Dose for Iron Deficiency Anemia:
Initial dose: 960 mg/day ferrous gluconate (120 mg/day elemental iron) for 3 months-Give in divided doses (1 to 3 times daily)
Usual Adult Dose for Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation:
Initial dose: 1 tablet orally three to four times a dayor Initial dose: 48 to 144 mg/day ferrous gluconate (6 to 18 mg/day elemental iron) orally, in divided doses (1 to 3 times daily)51 and over: 40 to 64 mg/day ferrous gluconate (5 to 8 mg/day elemental) orally, in divided doses (1 to 3 times daily)
Usual Adult Dose for Anemia Associated with Chronic Renal Failure:
Initial dose: 1600 mg/day ferrous gluconate (200 mg/day elemental iron) orally in divided doses (1 to 3 times daily)Comments:-If goals are not met with oral iron after 1 to 3 months, consider IV iron supplementation.-Smaller daily doses may be better tolerated
Usual Pediatric Dose for Iron Deficiency Anemia:
0 to 5 years: 24 to 48 mg/kg/day ferrous gluconate (3 to 6 mg/kg/day elemental iron)5 to 12 years: 480 mg ferrous gluconate (60 mg/day elemental)12 to 18 years male: 480 mg ferrous gluconate (60 mg elemental) orally daily12 to 18 years female: 480 to 960 mg/day ferrous gluconate (60 to 120 mg/day elemental)-Give in divided doses (1 to 3 times daily)
Usual Pediatric Dose for Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation:
Preterm infant (less than 37 weeks gestation), 0 to 12 months: 16 mg/kg/day ferrous gluconate (2 mg/kg/day elemental iron) 0 to 6 months: 1.6 to 2.16 mg/day ferrous gluconate (0.2 to 0.27 mg/day elemental)7 to 12 months: 56 to 88 mg/day ferrous gluconate (7 to 11 mg/day elemental)1 to 3 years: 32 to 72 mg/day ferrous gluconate (4 to 9 mg/day elemental)4 to 8 years: 32 to 80 mg/day ferrous gluconate (4 to 10 mg/day elemental)9 to 13 years: 48 to 64 mg/day ferrous gluconate (6 to 8 mg/day elemental)14 to 18 years: 64 to 120 mg/day ferrous gluconate (8 to 15 mg/day elemental)-Give in divided doses (1 to 3 times daily)
 Detailed Ferrous gluconate dosage information
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