Iron Dose Needed

Iron Dose Calculator

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For significantly overweight patients use ideal body weight for iron dose calculation

Pregnant Woman: Use pre-pregnancy body weight

Do NOT administer more than 1000 mg of iron per week. if need more than 1,000 mg then administer in divided doses separated by at least one week.

Use iron polymaltose if a full dose iron infusion is required in a single infusion