DRUG STUDY I

Marvie Joy M. Torralba, FSUU/SN II

DRUG STUDY: FERROUS SULFATE

NURSING CONSIDERATION
DATE OF ORDER NAME OF DRUG DOSAGE CLASSIFICATION INDICATION/USES

Generic:
September 15, 2021 • Ferrous sulfate Oral solution: Belongs to class of oral iron Prevention and/or treatment • Store below 25 C° and should
bivalent measures. of iron deficiency anemia due always be away from
Brand Name: • 220mg (44mg Fe)/5mL to insufficient food intake, moisture and heat.
• Feosol • 300mg (60mg Fe)/5mL malabsorption pregnancy, and • Must be taken on an empty
(adult only) blood loss. stomach 1 hour or 2 hours
• 15 mg elemental Fe/m before meal or can be taken
after meals to condense
gastrointestinal irritation.
• Interaction with specific
• Lactating females: 10 liquid and food such as tea,
mg/day coffee, milk, eggs, and whole
grain decreases absorption.
• Monitor serum iron, add up
to iron-binding capacity,
reticulocyte check,
hemoglobin, and ferritin.
• Monitor everyday patterns of
bowel action and stool
consistency.
• Assess for
clinical advancement, the
record of
the help of indications (weari
ness, irritability, paleness,
paresthesia, and headache).
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