Iron replacment dosing calculator

Iron Replacement Dosing Tool

© 2016 Jay B Krasner, MD, FACP

Current Hgb: Target Hgb:

Intended duration of treatment, d:

Predicted absorption rate, %:

Body weight(lb): Height(in): Age(yr):

Patient type:		Estimated daily iron requirement
	Menstruating female	2 mg
	Pregnant female	3 mg
	Postmenopausal female	1 mg
	Male	1 mg

Est. lean body mass (kg):	*****
Hgb iron deficit (mg):	*****
Iron stores deficit (mg):	*****
Total iron deficit (mg):	*****
Maintenance iron during replacement (mg):	*****

Total elemental iron dose, mg	********
Daily elemental iron dose, mg	********

Oral iron preparations
Preparation	Dose, mg	elemental iron, mg/tab	Total doses	Doses per day
Ferrous sulfate	140	45	***	**
Ferrous sulfate	150	55	***	**
Ferrous sulfate	324	65	***	**
Ferrous gluconate	225	27	***	**
Ferrous gluconate	324	38	***	**
Ferrous fumarate	90	29.5	***	**
Ferrous fumarate	324	106	***	**
Carbonyl iron	45	45	***	**
Carbonyl iron	66	66	***	**
Polysaccharide iron complex	50	50	***	**
Polysaccharide iron complex	150	150	***	**
Polysaccharide iron complex	180	180	***	**
Polysaccharide iron complex	200	200	***	**
Iron/ascorbate	65	65	***	**
Iron/ascorbate	150	150	***	**

Parenteral iron preparations
Preparation	Unit dose, ml	Elemental iron per dose, ml	Total doses required^*
Iron dextran Infed®	2	100	**
Ferumoxytol Feraheme®	17	510	**
Iron sucrose Venofer®	5	100	**
Iron sucrose Venofer®	10	200	**
Ferric carboxymaltose Injectafer®	15	750	**
Sodium ferric gluconate Ferrlecit®	5	62.5	**
^* Please refer to manaufacturer's Prescribing Information for guidelines on dosing and dosing interval