NFH Heme Iron SAP 30 Vegetable Capsules

NFH Heme Iron SAP helps to form red blood cells and helps in their proper function and is a factor in the maintenance of good health.

Supplement Facts: 

Recommended Dose: Adults: Take 3 capsules once daily with a full glass of water, with or without food, or as directed by your health-care practitioner. Do not lie down for 30 minutes after taking this product. If you are taking other medications , take this product a few hours before or after them. Consult a health-care practitioner for use beyond 7 weeks. Consult a health-care practitioner to monitor blood iron content.

Amounts per serving (1 capsule):

• Iron (heme iron polypeptide from porcine hemoglobin) 11 mg
• Vitamin C 90 mg
• Folate (from calcium ʟ‑5‑methyltetrahydrofolate) 333 mcg
• Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) 333 mcg

Other ingredients: Vegetable magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and silicon dioxide in a capsule composed of vegetable carbohydrate gum and purified water.

Contains no gluten, soy, wheat, eggs, dairy, yeast, citrus, preservatives, artificial flavour or colour, starch or sugar.

Cautions: 

Consult a health-care practitioner prior to use if you have a peptic ulcer, regional enteritis, or ulcerative colitis. Constipation, diarrhea, nausea, upset stomach and abdominal cramping may occur. Iron may cause stools to turn black, an effect that is not harmful. A very serious allergic reaction to this product is rare; do not use if you have an allergy to pork products.

Before using heme iron polypeptide, tell your pharmacist or doctor if you are using methyldopa or other iron-containing products. Iron supplements can decrease the absorption of drugs such as tetracycline antibiotics, penicillamine, cefdinir, chloramphenicol, levothyroxine, levodopa, and quinolone antibiotics; therefore, doses of these medications should be spaced as far as possible.

This product may interfere with certain laboratory tests (including testing for blood in stool), possibly causing false test results; make sure laboratory personnel and all doctors know you are taking this product. This product should not be used if you have certain medical conditions Individuals that are pregnant, breast-feeding, or have hemochromatosis, other types of anemia, repeat blood transfusions, or stomach/intestinal problems should tell their pharmacist or doctor before using this product.

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children younger than 6 years. If accidental overdose does occur, call a doctor or poison centre immediately.