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IRON PREPARATION TABLET, MG ELEMENTAL IRON, % ELEMENTAL IRON CONTENT PER TABLET, MG NO. OF TABLETS FOR A 2000-MG TOTAL DOSE NO. OF TABLETS FOR A 4000-MG TOTAL DOSE Ferrous sulfate 300 20 60 33 66 Ferrous gluconate 300 12 35 57 114 Ferrous fumarate 300 33 99 20 40 Polysaccharide-iron complex 150 100 150 14 28 Reproduced with permission from Goldman.1