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About Feosol

  • What is Feosol®

    The Feosol® brand offers you a choice between two forms of iron - ferrous sulfate, the form of iron most frequently recommended by doctors, and carbonyl iron. It helps prevent and treat iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia.* Anemia is a below normal concentration of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying portion of the red blood cells, or a reduced number of red blood cells per unit of blood. Iron is a primary component of hemoglobin.

  • Feosol® Has Two Formulations

  • Which Feosol® Is Right For You?

    Feosol Carbonyl Iron

    Feosol® Carbonyl Iron Caplets - Carbonyl iron is pure iron micro particles. It is 100% elemental iron and may be gentler on the system then iron salts.*  Each Carbonyl Iron Caplet contains 45mg of elemental iron.

    Available in 40 and 75 count bottles
    Contain 45mg of elemental iron per caplet
    Offers 250% of the recommended daily value
    Feosol Ferrous Sulfate

    Feosol® Ferrous Sulfate Tablets- Ferrous Sulfate is an iron salt. It is 20% elemental iron and is the type of iron most familiar to doctors, making it the most commonly recommended. Each Ferrous Sulfate Tablet contains 65mg of elemental iron.

    Available in 125 count bottles
    Contain 65mg of elemental iron per tablet
    Offers 360% of the recommended daily value

  • Why iron is important

    Iron is essential for healthy red blood cells. Iron is part of the hemoglobin molecule that gives red blood cells their color. When oxygen moves from your lungs into the blood, iron helps your red blood cells to pick up the oxygen and to carry it to all parts of your body.  You may not notice it right away, but after living some time with low iron in your blood, you may feel tired, weak, and irritable.


    Iron deficiency means that you have low iron levels in your blood. Iron deficiency is a serious condition.


    Iron deficiency can cause fatigue that interferes with your daily routine.
    People with iron deficiency often have trouble concentrating or remembering things.
    Iron deficiency can lead to irregular heartbeats, chest pain, and even a heart attack.
    Mothers with iron deficiency often give birth to underweight or preterm babies.

  • Common causes of iron deficiency anemia

    Iron deficiency anemia can be caused by anything that puts unusual demands on the body’s iron stores. Sometimes it is caused by an exceptional blood loss, but at other times it can be the result of the body’s need for iron for other purposes. Some of the most common causes include:


    Menstruation - Women of childbearing age are at increased risk for iron-deficiency anemia because of blood loss during their monthly periods. About 1 in 5 women of childbearing age has iron-deficiency anemia.


    Pregnancy - Your iron requirements go up significantly when you're pregnant. Iron is essential for making hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to other cells. During pregnancy, the amount of blood in your body increases until you have almost 50 percent more than usual. And you need more iron to make more hemoglobin for all that additional blood. You also need extra iron for your growing baby and placenta. Unfortunately, most women start pregnancy without sufficient stores of iron to meet their body's increased demands, particularly in the second and third trimesters.


    Dietary Insufficiency - Some people, particularly elderly people, simply do not eat enough. Naturally, this reduces their iron stores as well as their stores of other dietary necessities.


    Blood Loss - Intestinal tumors, ulcers, wounds, surgery, etc. can result in a loss of blood that is greater than the body’s ability to replace it by drawing on normal stores.