Feraccru 30mg hard capsules

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.

• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it onto others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

What is in this leaflet

1. What Feraccru is and what it is used for.
2. What you need to know before you take Feraccru.
3. How to take Feraccru.
4. Possible side effects.
5. How to store Feraccru.
6. Contents of the pack and other information.

Do not take Feraccru:

• If you are allergic to ferric maltol or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• If you have any illness causing iron overload or a disturbance in how your body uses iron.
• If you have received multiple blood transfusions.

Warnings and precautions

Before starting treatment, your doctor will use a blood test to make sure that your anaemia is not severe or caused by anything other than iron deficiency (low iron stores).

You should avoid taking Feraccru if you are experiencing a “flare” of your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

You should not take Feraccru if you are taking dimercaprol (a medicine used to remove toxic metals from the blood), chloramphenicol (used to treat bacterial infections), or methyldopa (used to treat high blood pressure).

Children and adolescents

Do not give this treatment to children or adolescents 17 years and under as it has not been studied in this age group. Too much iron is dangerous in children, infants and toddlers and can be life-threatening.

Other medicines and Feraccru

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines.

You should leave at least 2 hours between taking Feraccru and taking:

• Supplements or medicines that contain magnesium or calcium.
  Some antibiotics, such as ciprofloxacin tetracycline, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, norfloxacin and ofloxacin.
• Bisphosphonates (used to treat bone diseases).
• Penicillamine (used to bind metals).
• Some medicines used to treat Parkinson’s disease (entacapone, levodopa) and thyroid problems (levothyroxine).
• Mycophenolate (used with other medicines to prevent the body rejecting transplanted organs).

You should not be given iron by injection or infusion (intravenously) while you are taking Feraccru.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

Driving and using machines

Feraccru is unlikely to have any effect on the ability to drive and use machines.

Feraccru contain lactose,

If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.

Feraccru contains Sunset Yellow FCF (E 110) and Allura Red AC (E 129).

Sunset Yellow FCF (E110) and Allura Red AC (E129) may cause allergic reactions.

Feraccru contains sodium

This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per capsule, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.

If you take more Feraccru than you should

Taking too much Feraccru can make the person feel sick or be sick and cause bellyache and diarrhoea. Call your doctor or hospital straightaway if you or another person has taken too much Feraccru. Make sure that you take this leaflet and any remaining capsules with you to show to the doctor.

If you forget to take your Feraccru

Skip the missed dose and take the next dose as normal. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten capsule.

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via:

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or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.

By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

What Feraccru contains

The active substance is 30 mg of iron as ferric maltol.

The other ingredients are:

• Lactose monohydrate (see section 2)
• Sodium laurilsulfate
• Magnesium stearate
• Colloidal anhydrous silica
• Crospovidone (Type A)
• Hypromellose
• Brilliant Blue FCF (E133)
• Allura Red AC (E129) (see section 2)
• Titanium dioxide (E171)
• Sunset Yellow FCF (E110) (see section 2)
• Shellac glaze-45% (20 % esterfied) in Ethanol
• Iron oxide black
• Propylene glycol
• Ammonium hydroxide

What Feraccru looks like and contents of the pack

Feraccru is a red hard capsule printed “30” containing a reddish-brown powder. Feraccru is available in bottles, each containing 50 or 56 capsules.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

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