Heme Iron

Helps to form red blood cells and helps in their proper function. A factor in the maintenance of good health. Helps prevent iron deficiency anemia and associated tiredness and fatigue.

 

Suggested Use:
Adults: Take 1 capsule one to three times daily with a full glass of water, with or without food, or as directed by your health-care practitioner. Do not lie down for 30 minutes after taking this product. If you are taking other medications, take this product a few hours before or after them. Consult a health-care practitioner to monitor blood iron content.

Duration of use: Consult a health-care practitioner for use beyond 7 weeks.

Ingredients
Each vegetable capsule contains:
Iron (heme iron polypeptide from porcine hemoglobin)       … 11 mg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) … 90 mg
Folate (from calcium L‑5‑methyltetrahydrofolate) … 333 mcg
Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) … 333 mcg

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable magnesium stearate, and silicon dioxide in a non‑GMO vegetable capsule composed of vegetable carbohydrate gum and purified water.


Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Gluten-Free, Soy-Free, Yeast-Free

 

Cautions and warnings: Consult a health-care practitioner prior to use if you have peptic ulcer, regional enteritis, or ulcerative colitis. Constipation, diarrhea, nausea, upset stomach and abdominal cramping may occur. Iron may cause stools to turn black, an effect that is not harmful. A very serious allergic reaction to this product is rare; do not use if you have an allergy to pork products. Before using heme iron polypeptide, tell your pharmacist or doctor if you are using methyldopa or other iron-containing products. Iron supplements can decrease the absorption of drugs such as tetracycline antibiotics, penicillamine, cefdinir, chloramphenicol, levothyroxine, levodopa, and quinolone antibiotics; therefore, doses of these medications should be spaced as far as possible. This product may interfere with certain laboratory tests (including testing for blood in stool), possibly causing false test results; make sure laboratory personnel and all doctors know you are taking this product. This product should not be used if you have certain medical conditions. Individuals that are pregnant, breast-feeding, or have hemochromatosis, other types of anemia, repeated blood transfusions, or stomach/intestinal problems should tell their pharmacist or doctor before using this product.

Keep out of reach of children. Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children younger than 6 years. If accidental overdose does occur, call a doctor or poison centre immediately.