What is Integra? Uses, warnings & side effects

Follow the package instructions or the advice of a physician.

Take only one capsule daily unless instructed otherwise.

Take doses between meals.

Swallow the capsule whole with a drink of water. Do not open, crush, or chew it.

Store Integra capsules at room temperature in a dry place out of the reach of children.

Take a missed dose on the day it was missed.

If it’s the next day, skip the missed dose and take the next day’s dose.

Do not take two doses to make up for a missed dose.

This medicine is not right for everyone.

Do not use Integra if you have:

• Known allergies to iron supplements

• Hemochromatosis (excessive absorption of iron in the digestive system)

• Hemosiderosis (excessive iron deposits in the body’s tissues)

• Hemolytic anemia

Before taking Integra, consult a healthcare provider first if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medications, or have:

• Stomach or intestinal problems

• Diabetes

• An active infection

• Porphyria

• Any other medical condition

Tell other healthcare professionals treating you that you are using this medicine.

• Iron supplements may alter the results of some important medical tests

Iron typically turns stools dark. This is normal and harmless unless you have other symptoms of a digestive system problem.

Accidental overdose of iron supplements is the leading cause of fatal poisoning in very young children. Store Integra with its childproof cap on securely in a place inaccessible to children.

Tell doctors treating you about Integra before they prescribe new medications. Iron supplements can block the body’s absorption of other drugs like antibiotics, making them less effective. 

Do not take Integra if you are also receiving iron injections.

Avoid taking Integra with:

• Antacids

• Milk

• Calcium-containing products

• High-fiber foods

• Caffeine.