FerrettsIron Tablets 106mg (325mg Ferrous Fumarate) - 60 Day Supply of High Potency Iron Supplements for Women & Men - Gentle & Non-Constipating Iron Supplements for Anemia - 60 Iron Pills Per Bottle

I take Ferretts Iron Supplement daily for malabsorption issues. They keep me from having to take iron intravenously. The new batch I received appeared "defective" (lighter color, softer composition), so I called the distributor ABC Wholesale, and they said that it was a new manufacturing process, and said that there was no issue with potency. I then called Pharmics in Utah (the company that packages Ferretts Iron) and confirmed the same. Pharmics indicated that they were switching back to coated tablets in January, 2024,but that potency and efficacy was the same.

Really helps to raise/keep iron level up.

Hey all, I have been taking these for nearly 10 years now. I called as I too received the same slightly off colored, super powdery LOT 634E9 from 2 different sellers on 2 different purchase days. Pharmics said they did have to make a manufacturing process change and they are no longer coated but the formula is still the same. I mentioned the very powdery state and that neither of the 2 bottles (same lot) that I bought had cotton blocks in them...making their uncoated change that much worse! He said that was not known or intended and that a new lot has been batched since then and DOES have the cotton block. So the powdery light ones are safe, same potency, and a result of both a manufacturing process change (no coating) as well as a packaging mistake (no cotton block). I poured mine out onto a paper towel and used some canned air to sort of blow off the dust and had no problem getting them down. I wish they were still coated, but at least their formula hasn't changed and according to Pharmics, despite the changed appearance, they are safe and equally potent. Take it for what you will, but these have been the BEST iron supplements I have ever had, I am hesitant to have to change. If I do experience any difference in my levels or have side effects, I'll come update. Again, I've been a religious customer for nearly a decade...they really have been the best! Hope this helps!

These are some really great Iron pills! Allow me to tell you why.... In early 2013, I was having issues with my hair thining and finally I told my primary care doctor to send me to an endocrinologist to be tested since she couldn't really give me reasonable answers to my issue. After getting a full panel of blood work done and having it indicate that I almost had no iron in my body, I spoke to my brother (who is a health enthusiast) and he told me to look into the issue of thinning hair and low iron in women. Low and behold, I found a lot of information about women's thinning hair issues and having low iron with and without anemia. On my follow appt to have my test results interpreted by endocrinologist, I was armed with my research and she too confirmed that having such low iron could be contributing to my issue so she prescribed me 325mg of ferrous sulfate (which equals 130mg of elemental iron).This dosage is 600% more than the daily recommended iron dose for women! Yes, my iron was that low... As i looked back over previous blood test from my annual physical exams, apparently it had been like that for years. But because my ferritin level was at the very bottom end of the very wide range of what is considered normal, my primary care Dr didn't bother to mention any concern for the issue. This is why, to some degree, I've learned the hard way that you really have to take your healthcare in your own hands. Anyhow, after just taking the prescription drugs for 2 or 3 days, my stomach was in so much pain that I had to leave work a few times. The prescription drugs also causes you to be very constipated and after having regular bowel movements several times a day, I don't do constipation well at all. The endocrinologist told me that I would have to take those pills about a year to get my iron and ferritin levels up to par, but I knew there was no way in hell I was going to suffer taking those pills for a whole year because they debilated my quality of life just that much. So, I started looking for alternatives immediately and I came across these pills. To put this review in perspetive, in Aug 2013 before taking these pills my ferrition was 11.6 on a scale of 11.0-307 and my iron was 27 on a scale of 50-212. Research says that you need to get ferritin levels up to at least 70 for several months before any significant change with hair can be seen. I was taking NOW 18mg pills alone and they helped a lot. However, because I needed way more iron to build of my iron stores (i.e. ferritin, since it's the hardest to build up) and I didn't want to pop the NOW iron pills all day long, in addition to taking 18mg of NOW iron pills, I now take Ferrett's Iron Supplement because you get 106mg elemental iron in one pill with the Ferret's brand iron. In late Sept 2013, I began taking one and a half 18mg Now iron pills first thing in the morning with a tangerine (Vitamin C helps increase absorption) and 2 hours before having any dairy (dairy decreases iron absorbtion). At night, I take 1 Ferretts Iron Supplement pill and one GNC 1000mg of Vitamin C tablet before I go to bed. I am delighted to report that my 3rd blood test that I took on Nov 6, 2013 revealed that my iron level is now 168 and my ferritin is 49.9. That is truly amazing! I am very glad that I choose the natural alternative to increase my iron levels and depending on your iron needs, if you try either of the two products (NOW 18mg iron and/or Ferrets 106mg) you will be glad too! I only wish that Ferrets also made a 130mg pill so I wouldn't have to also take the lower doses of the Now iron pills, but I'm thankful that I found 2 great products that are working to restore my health.

I have been taking these iron pills for half a year. I Order the most recent bottle on June 2/22, and It is now 7/15/22 so the bottle is almost empty. As I was looking inside the bottle, I notice there was some kind of debris sitting in the bottom of the pills. I wanted to take a closer look and so I got a paper towel and dumped the remaining 5 pills onto the paper towel. To my surprise I saw what looked to be an insect leg. OMG! Disgusting!! I got a magnifying glass to make sure I wasn't seeing things and sure enough it was bit and pieces of some kind of insect. It was small so I'm not sure if it was a cockroach or some other kind of insect, it did not look like a grasshopper and let me assure you it did not come from my home because that bottle is securely closed at all times except when I took a pill. I was so disgusted and alarmed by this. I had been taking those pills for a whole month. Amazon should not let this slip through. I hope this was not getting me sick. These people need to make sure they look at their manufacturing process and make some serious changes or be closed down. Someone needs to get a hold of me because this is not ok! I will also reach out to these people. I will not be buying from them anymore.Update 7/20/22I sent OTCRx4u an email which is the seller on Amazon and have not heard anything from them. I will not be ordering anything from them on Amazon again.I also called the pills manufacturing co Pharmics and spoke to the manager who was surprised to hear about my ordeal. He was very understanding, listen and told me to send him pics and the batch number. He told me he was going to make sure and look into this and take care of it. Thank you for that sir.