Slow Release Iron
by Walgreens · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 26645
- Serving 1 tablet
Slow Release Iron by Walgreens lists one ingredient: 47.5 mg of iron per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2013.
What is in Slow Release Iron?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironas ferrous sulfateIron (Form: as ferrous sulfate) | 47.5 mg | 264% | Higher than 97% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg). 1.1 times the adult UL a day. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 26645 (entered October 25, 2013), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 47.5 mg of iron, 1.1 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Perfect IronSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Slow Release Iron 50 mgLongs Wellness · off the market same ingredients
- Advanced IronSundown Naturalist same ingredients
- Iron 50 mgNovaFerrum same ingredients
- Iron High Potency Slow ReleaseMason Natural same ingredients
- Iron 50 mgSolaray same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Once A Day
- Adults - one tablet daily or as directed by a physician. Tablets must be swallowed whole.
- Warnings
- Not intended for use in children.
- Storage
- Store at controlled room temperature (50(0)-85(0)F).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 26645.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Calcium Carbonate, Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, pregelatinized Corn Starch, Titanium Dioxide, Triethyl Citrate, Mineral Oil, Polysorbate 80, Copernicia Coerifera (Carnauba) Wax.
How many labels does Slow Release Iron have?
One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2013.
- Label 26645 (current) Entered October 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 tablets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Walgreens (manufacturer). All Walgreens products.