Question 1

How much is Ferrous Fumarate in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

As of October 2026, Ferrous Fumarate tablets sell for about ₦204 per tablet online in Nigeria (packs ₦3,050–₦7,500) at three online pharmacies; syrup ₦5,750–₦6,875. Open-market prices (e.g. Idumota, Ogbogwu) are often lower.

Question 2

How many brands of Ferrous Fumarate are registered with NAFDAC?

Accepted Answer

Our October 2026 copy of the NAFDAC Green Book lists 30 Ferrous Fumarate products, held by 25 registration holders. That count includes combination products and listings that are no longer active, and the register can change after our copy is taken, so check the status of any individual pack in the Green Book before relying on it. You can see the full list, with registration numbers, on our Ferrous Fumarate brands page.

Question 3

Is Ferrous Fumarate made in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

Of the 11 active Ferrous Fumarate registrations whose factory country our Green Book copy records, 10 are made in Nigeria and 1 is imported. The main sources outside Nigeria are India (1). Where a product is made is recorded separately from who holds its registration, and the two are often different companies.

Question 4

Is Astyfer NAFDAC approved in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

Astyfer appears in our copy of the NAFDAC register under 04-2623, held by Fidson Healthcare, with status Expired — the registration ran out in October 2023 and had not been renewed when our copy was taken. Listings can lag renewals, so confirm the current status on the official Greenbook; several other ferrous fumarate products, including Ferrolab 12, Pilferon, Ironmax and Nurifer, are recorded Active in our copy.

Question 5

Which is the best blood tonic in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

The one that contains a stated, adequate dose of iron and is registered — not the one with the longest list of vitamins or the strongest advertising. For iron-deficiency anaemia the active ingredient is iron, and a plain 200 mg ferrous fumarate or sulfate tablet delivers it at the lowest cost; folic acid is worth adding in pregnancy and B12 only when a test shows it is low. Many 'tonics' contain so little iron per dose that they cannot correct anaemia. Check the label for milligrams of iron per capsule or per 5 mL, and check the NAFDAC number.

Question 6

What is the difference between ferrous fumarate and ferrous sulfate?

Accepted Answer

Both are iron salts and both work. Ferrous fumarate contains about a third elemental iron (200 mg gives 65 mg), ferrous sulfate about a fifth (200 mg gives 65 mg of dried sulfate, 60 mg of the heptahydrate), so per tablet the doses end up similar. Fumarate is often a little gentler on the stomach. Ferrous gluconate contains less iron per tablet. The choice between them is usually about tolerance and price, not effectiveness.

Question 7

How long should I take iron tablets?

Accepted Answer

Until the blood count is normal, and then for about three more months to refill the body's stores — usually three to six months in total. Tiredness often lifts within two to three weeks and the haemoglobin rises over one to two months. If there is no improvement after a month of taking it properly, see a doctor: the cause may not be iron deficiency, or iron is being lost faster than it is replaced.

Question 8

Can someone with sickle cell disease take blood tonic?

Accepted Answer

Not routinely. The anaemia of sickle cell disease is caused by red cells breaking down, not by lack of iron, and people with it — particularly those who have had transfusions — often carry too much iron already. Extra iron can harm the liver and heart. Folic acid is the supplement that helps in sickle cell disease; iron should be taken only if a blood test shows true iron deficiency, on a doctor's advice.

Question 9

Why are my stools black on iron tablets?

Accepted Answer

Unabsorbed iron darkens the stool to black or dark green. It is harmless, expected, and stops a day or two after the tablets do. The warning sign is different: black, sticky, tarry stools with a foul smell that began before you started iron, or vomiting blood, suggest bleeding in the stomach and need a doctor the same day.

Question 10

Is Dexorange still registered in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

Not currently, in our October 2026 copy of the NAFDAC register: Dexorange Syrup (04-9708, Nafro Pharma Nigeria) is recorded Inactive, its registration having run to 28 March 2026. Dexorange is not ferrous fumarate — it is a haematinic syrup of ferric ammonium citrate with folic acid and vitamin B12 — and many other ferric ammonium citrate syrups remain Active in our October 2026 copy, as do the ferrous fumarate syrups such as Ferrol Plus (A4-7743). Listings can lag renewals, so confirm a recent Dexorange bottle on the official Greenbook, and compare the iron per 15 mL before switching.

Question 11

What are the brand names of Ferrous Fumarate in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

Brand names of Ferrous Fumarate sold in Nigeria include Ferrolab 12, Pilferon, Ironmax, Nurifer, Ferrol Plus Syrup and Orheptal Capsules, among others. Our October 2026 copy of the NAFDAC Greenbook lists 30 registered Ferrous Fumarate products from 25 companies. The full list, with each registration number and who holds it, is on the Ferrous Fumarate brands page.

Question 12

Which Ferrous Fumarate brand is best in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

No NAFDAC-registered brand of Ferrous Fumarate is stronger or purer than another by design: at the same strength, each contains the same Ferrous Fumarate at the same labelled dose (Pilferon adds folic acid, Nurifer adds folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin c and zinc and Ferrol Plus Syrup adds folic acid and vitamin b12). What separates brands is whether the registration is current, whether a seller near you stocks it, the price and the pack. Of the brands named on this page, 4 carry an active registration in our October 2026 copy of the NAFDAC Green Book: single-ingredient Ferrolab 12 (04-5887), and the combinations Pilferon (A11-100791), Nurifer (A4-7513) and Ferrol Plus Syrup (A4-7743). Orheptal Capsules and Astyfer Capsules are also sold in Nigeria but their numbers are not in our copy; check the number printed on the pack before buying. Choose a registered brand your pharmacist or a listed shop stocks, check its number in the NAFDAC checker, and buy from a licensed seller.

Question 13

Are all brands of Ferrous Fumarate the same?

Accepted Answer

The same medicine, not the same product. Every registered brand contains Ferrous Fumarate, but brands differ in strength and dosage form, in whether a second active ingredient is added, in pack size and in price. Our October 2026 copy of the NAFDAC Green Book lists 30 Ferrous Fumarate products across 2 dosage forms (tablet and capsule), 18 of them combinations with other active ingredients. Between two registered single-ingredient brands at the same strength, what differs is the maker, the pack and the price, not the dose. Whichever you choose, check the number on the pack in the NAFDAC checker; the full list, with each registration number and who holds it, is on the Ferrous Fumarate brands page.

Question 14

Which Ferrous Fumarate is original?

Accepted Answer

In everyday Nigerian usage, "original" means genuine rather than fake, not the first brand ever made. Any brand whose NAFDAC registration is current is a genuine registered product; the register does not rank one above another. To tell an original pack from a fake: find the NAFDAC number printed on it and check it against the register (the checker on this site searches our October 2026 copy), buy from a licensed pharmacy or a shop listed here, and reject a pack with no number, a number the register does not know, or a lapsed status. Brands named on this page and their standing in our copy: Ferrolab 12 (04-5887, active); Pilferon (A11-100791, active); Ironmax (A11-100178, inactive); Nurifer (A4-7513, active); Ferrol Plus Syrup (A4-7743, active); Orheptal Capsules (04-1405, not in our copy); Astyfer Capsules (04-2623, not in our copy). A lapsed status can mean a renewal our copy has not caught up with, so confirm it in the Green Book itself.

Question 15

What is the strongest Ferrous Fumarate?

Accepted Answer

"Strongest" means the highest labelled strength per tablet, not a better or faster medicine; the right strength is the one prescribed for you (see the dosage section above). In our October 2026 copy of the NAFDAC Green Book, single-ingredient Ferrous Fumarate tablets, caplets and capsules are registered at 200 mg and 300 mg; the highest is 300 mg. A higher-strength tablet is not safer or more effective at the same total dose; it only changes how many tablets make up a dose.

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