FeraMAX®
Polysaccharide
Iron Complex
- Advanced technology delivers elemental iron surrounded with a polysaccharide complex
- Can be taken with or without food*
- Less iron released in the stomach**
- Once daily dosing.
*Avoid foods known to interact with iron: milk, tea/coffee, egg, dietary fibre **FeraMAX Product License information: Health Canada
Women
Women
Adolescents
Adolescents
Children
Children
Pregnant Women
Pregnant Women
Pregnant Women
Infants
Infants
VEGAN/VEGETARIAN
VEGAN/VEGETARIAN
GOLDEN YEARS
GOLDEN YEARS
DIETARY CONSIDERATION
DIETARY CONSIDERATION
comparision between feramax and traditional iron salts:
*Avoid foods known to interact with iron: milk, tea/coffee, egg, dietary fibre
** For better absorption
*** Klein-Schwartz W. Toxicity of polysaccharide-iron complex exposures reported to poison control centers. Ann
Pharmacother. 2000 Feb;34(2):165-9.
**** Includes nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, constipation, diarrhea and bloating
Check to see if you have any signs of iron deficiency
Iron Deficiency / Iron Deficiency Anemia Symptoms Tracker for Adults and Children
FeraMAX®’s innovative range of oral iron supplements: Supporting iron health for life:
- FeraMAX® 150 is a trusted treatment of iron deficiency anemia.
- FeraMAX® Powder is a child-friendly iron supplement supporting weight-based dosing.
- FeraMAX® can be found behind the counter, at times without a prescription. Talk to your pharmacist today.
For eight years in a row, FeraMAX® has been named the #1 recommended iron supplement brand in a national survey of Canadian physicians and pharmacists
Reference: Pharmacy Practice + Business, The Medical Post and Profession Santé 2023 Survey on
OTC Counselling and Recommendations
Would you like to hear from a Pharmacist about FeraMAX®
Canadian Pharmacist counselling is now available via email.
- Email: feramax@biosyent-int.com
Note: Response may be delayed on account of time difference
Frequently asked questions by patients and health care practitioners
FeraMAX® 150 is available in a bottle of 100 capsules or carton of 30 capsules.
FeraMAX® Powder is available in an 83 g bottle.
FeraMAX® 150 is an oral iron supplement formulated with polydextrose in a stable complex. It is manufactured by a specialized process whereby the iron is coated with polydextrose (starches/sugars). This coating allows the iron to pass through the stomach relatively intact where it is absorbed through the small intestine and is then delivered to the bloodstream.
- It is a dark brown powder which, when dissolved in water forms a very dark brown solution.
- It is virtually tasteless and odorless.
- It is an organic complex and contains no free ions, also described as being non-ionic.
- Due to the polysaccharide coating (matrix) it is electrically neutral.
- During pregnancy
- Menstruating girls and women
- Pre-term infants and children
- Iron deficient anemia
- Hemodialysis
- Post-gastric bypass or bariatric surgery
- Hookworm; intestinal parasites.
Most iron supplements are ferrous (iron) salts. FeraMAX® 150 is a polysaccharide-iron complex. This formulation provides a well tolerated high-dosage of elemental iron. It is also the only iron supplement that is Vegan Certified.
FeraMAX® 150 is positively charged and soluble at pH < 4.0. This solubility at low pH may be associated with improved absorption. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that polysaccharide-iron complexes have a ferrihydrite (β-FeOOH) structure that closely resembles the structure of ferritin, the natural intracellular protein that binds iron in duodenal cells. The fact that the polydextrose-iron complex closely resembles endogenous carriers of iron could account for its high bioavailability and reduced side effects.
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