Health Centres - Pregaday
How does it work?
This medicine contains two active ingredients, ferrous fumarate and folic acid. Ferrous fumarate is a form of iron and folic acid is a member of the B group of vitamins.
What is it used for?
- Preventing iron and folic acid deficiency in pregnancy
Warning!
- This medicine may discolour the stools, but this is harmless.
- This medicine should be taken with food to minimise any digestive side effects.
- This medicine contains iron and so should be kept well out of the sight and reach of children, as iron overdose can be fatal in children.
Use with caution in
- People who have had all or part of their stomach surgically removed (gastrectomy)
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People with treated or controlled peptic ulcers
- People with tumours that are dependent on folate for growth
Not to be used in
- Children
- Crohn's disease
- Genetic disease resulting in too much iron storage in the tissues
- Individuals receiving repeated blood transfusions
- Inflammation of the bowel and back passage
- Iron storage disorder (haemosiderosis)
- Sudden loss of haemoglobin (oxygen carrying protein in the blood) in the urine at night (paroxysmal nocturnal heamoglobinuria)
- Treatment of folate deficiency anaemia
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to one or any of its ingredients. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously experienced such an allergy.
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Certain medicines should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. However, other medicines may be safely used in pregnancy or breastfeeding providing the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby. Always inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, before using any medicine.
- This medicine is recommended and safe to take during pregnancy.
- This medicine passes into breast milk, however there are no reported harmful effects when used by breastfeeding mothers.
Side effects
Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.
- Abdominal pain
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Nausea and vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Darkening of stools
- Allergic reaction to active ingredient
The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer.
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