Sir/maam my baby girl is 12 months 20 days old when last time I went for vaccination doc told she looks like anaemic and he prescribed softeron gold suspension her weight is 8 kg be told 5ml dose of this suspension but I forget twice a day or once a day so please suggest me how much dose I should give

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Author of questionMom of a 2 yr 1 m old girl1 Year ago

A. Thank you sir

Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy1 Year ago

A. it is 5ml once a day. iron supplements need to be taken on an empty stomach. it can be taken anytime of the day but it is advisable to take either 1 hour before food or 1 hour after food. if taken with food the advantage of the medicine will be less. also it is not advisable to take iron supplements with any other medicine and a gap should be maintained if other medicines are going on(half hour gap is enough). you have to make the child drink water after taking iron supplements otherwise it can cause black staining of the tooth. it will lead to black colour stool of the child which is totally normal.

RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl1 Year ago

A. 5ML is actually very much on the higher side so it is going to be good only if you give it once in a day or 2.5 ML twice in a day however it is more comfortable because in this age kids usually don’t accept 5ML in one go so you can give it 2.5 ML twice in a day

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