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Iron Deficiency Anemia - what is the difference between ferrous fumarate210mg and basic iron ones?

Asked: 17 Oct 2013 by busybee13
Updated: 18 October 2013
Topics: anemia, iron deficiency anemia, prescription, iron deficiency, iron, tablet

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All supermarkets sell Iron tablets 14mg for so cheap and what is the difference in a prescribed ones witch does cost a lot more..

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kaismama 17 Oct 2013

The ones otc are usually 325mg. Ask your dr if you have to use the prescription ones or can you take them. He probably has no idea what the cost is.

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DzooBaby 18 Oct 2013

The difference is the cheaper ones are usually harder to absorb.

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