If you take other medications, besides an iron supplement, ask your pharmacist for advice about drug interactions. Skip the missed dose. Take your next scheduled dose of iron on time. Do not double a dose of iron. Make sure your health care provider knows you are taking an iron supplement if you are being evaluated for stomach ulcers.
Alcoholism can be a cause of iron deficient anemia .
Do not take iron for longer than 6 months, unless instructed to do so by your health care provider. To treat iron deficient anemia, iron supplements are usually given for at least 6 months. If you are being treated for iron deficient anemia, do not stop taking iron without the advice of your health care provider. There is no special concern for use of this medication while driving or operating machinery. The RDA for iron listed here would not apply to people in poor health or with iron deficient anemia.