Iron Iodide, Saccharated, Merck, (Saccharated Ferrous Iodide, U.S.P.).
Dose: 2—5 grn.—Caution: Keep dark, cool, and well-stoppered!
Iron Lactate Merck (Ferrous Lactate, U.S.P.).—Pure.
Dose: 1—5 grn.
Iron Oxalate, Ferrous, Merck.
Pale-yellow, odorl., cryst. powd.—Insol. in water.—Dose: 2—6 grn.
Iron Oxide, Red, Saccharated, Merck.—Soluble.
Iron Saccharate.—2.8% iron.—Brown powd.—Sol. in water.—Uses: Antidote for arsenic; also in chlorosis, anemia, etc.—Dose: 10—30 grn.
Iron, Peptonized, Merck.—Powd. or Scales.
5% iron oxide, with peptone.—Sol. in water.—Uses: Mild, easily assimilable chalybeate.—Dose: 5—20 grn.