Table 1.

Iron supplementation needed to replace 1 whole blood donation

IRON PREPARATIONTABLET, MGELEMENTAL IRON, %ELEMENTAL IRON CONTENT PER TABLET, MGNO. OF TABLETS FOR A 2000-MG TOTAL DOSENO. OF TABLETS FOR A 4000-MG TOTAL DOSE
Ferrous sulfate30020603366
Ferrous gluconate300123557114
Ferrous fumarate30033992040
Polysaccharide-iron complex1501001501428

  • Reproduced with permission from Goldman.1