Each capsule contains Ferric Maltol INN equivalent to Iron 30 mg.
Filofer delivers iron for uptake across the intestinal wall and transfer to transferrin and ferritin.
Filofer is an iron replacement product indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency in adults.
Route of administration: Oral.
The recommended dosage of Filofer is 30 mg twice daily. It should be taken with half glass of water on an empty stomach. It can be taken 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal. Do not open, break, or chew Filofer capsules. Treatment duration will depend on the severity of iron deficiency but generally at least 12 weeks of treatment is required. The treatment should be continued as long as necessary until ferritin levels are within the normal range.
Or as directed by the physician.
With medicine: Avoid concomitant use of Filofer with dimercaprol.
With food & others: Food has been shown to decrease the bioavailability of iron.
Overdose:
No data are available regarding overdose of Filofer in patients. Acute iron ingestion of 20 mg/kg elemental iron is potentially toxic and 200- 250 mg/kg is potentially fatal.
Pregnancy: Filofer is not absorbed systemically as an intact complex following oral administration and maternal use is not expected to result in fetal exposure to the drug.
Lactation: There are no data on the presence of Filofer in human milk, the effects on the breastfed child or the effects on milk production.
Safety and effectiveness of Filofer in children & adolescents (17 years & under) has not yet been established.
Increased Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Flare, Iron Overload, Risk of Overdosage in Children Due to Accidental Ingestion.
Store below 30°C & dry place, protected from light.
Keep all medicines out of reach of children.
Do not freeze.