You receive a prescription for sodium feredetate (Sytron) 190mg / 5ml oral solution. The patient is pregnant and normally takes ferrous sulphate 200mg tablet twice daily, however, she is experiencing side effects and wants to try a liquid preparation. The doctor asks you to check that the iron doses are equivalent to each other.
The following information is extracted from the BNF.
· Ferrous sulphate 200mg tablets contains 65mg iron
· Sodium feredetate 190mg/5ml which is equivalent to 27.5mg of iron per 5ml
What total daily dose (in ml) of sodium feredetate 190mg / 5ml oral solution is equivalent?
Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
units -ml
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