About the medicine: Ferrous fumarate: uses, dosage and brands worldwide
Generated automatically from the NAFDAC register, WHO alerts and community data as of today. This is not medical advice. Always follow your doctor or pharmacist.
What the official label says. If a doctor prescribed it, follow the prescription. Your pack's leaflet comes first if it is different.
Take 15 minutes before meals.
Stop use and ask doctor if symptoms persist more than 5 days. If pregnant or breast-feeding ask a health professional before use. Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. Contains ethyl alcohol 30%
PREGNANCY If pregnant of breast-feeding ask a doctor before use
Keep out of reach of children.
Take it when you remember, unless it is nearly time for the next dose. Then skip the missed one. Never take two doses at once to make up for it. Check your leaflet, as some medicines are different.
Label for ferrous fumarate and folic acid, the active ingredient registered with NAFDAC.
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Pilferon## (check strength format) contains Ferrous Fumarate; Folic Acid (210mg; 0.6mg), as tablet, according to its NAFDAC registration record.
Yes. Pilferon## (check strength format) is listed on the NAFDAC register under registration number A11-100791, and its registration is active as of 5 November 2026.
No WHO falsified or substandard medical product alert currently matches Pilferon## (check strength format) in our automatically synced alert list.
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Follow your prescription or the leaflet in your pack. The official label says: Take 15 minutes before meals Adults and children 12 years and older 20 drops in a little water 2 times per day Children between 12 years and 6 years of age. 10 drops in a little water 2 times per day Children under 6 years consult a physician…
Take 15 minutes before meals. (Summarised from the official U.S. FDA label for ferrous fumarate and folic acid. Always follow your doctor or pharmacist.)
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