TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - IRON A1 - Young, Michael A2 - Olson, Kent R. A2 - Anderson, Ilene B. A2 - Benowitz, Neal L. A2 - Blanc, Paul D. A2 - Clark, Richard F. A2 - Kearney, Thomas E. A2 - Kim-Katz, Susan Y. A2 - Wu, Alan H. B. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e AB - Iron is used for the treatment of anemia and as a prenatal or daily mineral supplement. Owing to its wide availability as an over-the-counter nutritional supplement, it remains a common (and potentially fatal) ingestion. Introduction of blister packages and smaller dosages have led to an overall decline in iron poisonings. Currently, there are many iron preparations that contain various amounts of iron salts. Most children's preparations contain 10–18 mg of elemental iron per dose, and most adult preparations contain 60–90 mg of elemental iron per dose. The following description of the toxicity of iron relates to the ingestion of ferrous iron salts (eg, sulfate, gluconate, fumarate). Two elemental iron products, carbonyl iron and iron polysaccharide complex, have not been reported to produce the same toxicity as iron salts. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179991670 ER -