Feroglobin Capsules, Slow-Release Iron
Feroglobin capsules help rebuild the red blood cells that carry oxygen around your body, which is what lifts the flat, heavy tiredness of running low on iron, and the slow-release design is what makes them easy to keep taking.
They suit women whose periods are heavy, anyone recovering from illness, surgery or childbirth, people who eat little or no red meat, blood donors, and anybody who has been told their iron is low and wants one capsule a day rather than a routine to manage. Vitabiotics build them around six nutrients that all work on the same job, rather than iron on its own with a few extras printed on the label to fill the panel out.
Why Slow-Release Iron Is Kinder to Your Stomach
Most people who abandon an iron supplement do so because of their stomach, rather than because they got better. Constipation, nausea and a heavy metallic feeling are the usual reasons a bottle ends up at the back of a drawer with twenty capsules still in it.
A slow-release capsule spreads the iron out instead of delivering it all at once. Less iron sitting in one place at one time means less for the gut lining to object to, and it is the reason these capsules are tolerated by people who could not manage an ordinary iron tablet.
It is also why they are swallowed whole and taken on a full stomach. Chewing or opening a capsule undoes the very thing you are paying for.
What Is in Each Capsule
Iron 17mg as ferrous fumarate, vitamin B6 5mg, folic acid 400 micrograms, vitamin B12 10 micrograms, zinc 12mg and copper 1000 micrograms. One capsule a day.
The capsule shell is halal bovine gelatin, and the product is made in a facility that also handles nuts, which matters if there is a nut allergy in the house.
Six Nutrients Working on the Same Job
This is not iron with a few extras thrown in for the label. Every one of the six carries an approved European health claim that bears directly on blood, energy or the two together.
- Iron contributes to the normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin, to normal oxygen transport, to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, and to normal cognitive and immune function.
- Vitamin B12 and folic acid both contribute to normal red blood cell formation and to reducing tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin B6 contributes to normal red blood cell formation and to normal protein and glycogen metabolism.
- Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body, which is the quiet one, and the reason it is here at all.
- Zinc contributes to normal immune and cognitive function and to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Getting the Most Iron In
Two habits decide how much of the iron in that capsule ever reaches your blood, and both are within your control.
The first is tea. Strong chai with a meal is a Kenyan habit, and the tannins in tea bind iron before the body can absorb it. Leave an hour either side of the capsule before you reach for the flask.
The second is vitamin C, which increases iron absorption and is an approved claim in its own right. An orange, a guava, a squeeze of lemon or a tomato-rich meal alongside the capsule quietly improves the return on it, and our pharmacists can suggest a vitamin C product if you would rather be deliberate about it.
Capsules or Liquid? Choosing Between the Two Feroglobins
We stock both, and they are built for different people.
These capsules are for adults who want one a day, swallowed and forgotten, with slow-release ferrous fumarate and copper in the mix. The 200ml liquid uses a different, gentler iron form, comes with vitamin C already in it, has a printed schedule for children from three years, and suits anyone who struggles to swallow capsules or who has reacted badly to iron before. Ask our pharmacist and we will match the format to the person rather than to the shelf.
Who These Feroglobin Capsules Are For
Women with heavy periods, who lose more iron each month than most diets replace. People recovering from illness, surgery or childbirth. Vegetarians, and anyone whose plate is built on beans, ndengu and greens rather than meat. Blood donors. Students and shift workers running on too little sleep and wondering why the tiredness is not shifting. And anyone whose blood test came back low and who wants something simple to take every day.
How to Take Them, and What to Expect
One capsule a day with your main meal, swallowed whole with water or a cold drink, always on a full stomach.
Energy usually lifts within two to four weeks, because the body starts using the iron long before the stores are refilled. Refilling those stores takes three months or more, which is why stopping as soon as you feel better is the commonest mistake anyone makes with iron. If a blood test started this, have another before you decide you are finished.
Darker stools are normal with any iron and nothing to be concerned about.
Is This Iron Right for You?
Iron is among the most useful supplements there is and one of the few worth being careful with. Our pharmacist is glad to go through it with you first if any of these apply:
- You are buying for a child. These capsules are formulated for adults, and iron in excess is genuinely harmful to a young child, so keep the pack high up and ask us about the liquid instead.
- You have haemochromatosis or any condition where iron builds up, which is the one situation where extra iron works against you.
- You have epilepsy, or you are pregnant or breastfeeding, all of which the manufacturer asks you to check first.
- You already take another iron product or a multivitamin containing iron, or there is a nut allergy in the house, since these are made in a facility that also handles nuts.
If your stomach objects, taking the capsule in the middle of a larger meal usually settles it.
Storing Them
Store below 25 degrees in a dry place, away from children, and use before the expiry date on the pack.
Where to Buy Feroglobin Capsules in Kenya
Order online and we deliver countrywide, or collect from our pharmacy at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We send orders to Nairobi and every neighbourhood around it — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Rosslyn, Kitisuru, Lower Kabete, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Buruburu, Donholm, Embakasi, Ngong Road, Kasarani, Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Ruaka, Banana Hill, Two Rivers, Village Market and Pride Lands — and across Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru and Ngong.
Beyond the capital we deliver to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Athi River, Kitengela, Kajiado, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Webuye, Kitale, Nandi Hills, Iten, Kapenguria, Embu, Meru, Chuka, Kerugoya, Murang’a, Othaya, Nyahururu, Nanyuki, Maralal, Isiolo, Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Mwingi, Makueni, Emali, Kibwezi, Voi, Taveta, Wundanyi, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Lamu and Hola. Packed to travel, cool-boxed where the weather calls for it, and tracked from our counter to your door.
Across Africa, ask us before you order. We have sent orders to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and as far as Malawi, and we will quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of the continent. What we need to know first is your country’s import rules for iron and vitamin supplements and how long the parcel will be in transit; we will tell you plainly if a destination is not worth the shipping cost.
Living abroad? Order from wherever you are and we deliver to your family here in Kenya. Kenyans in the UK, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the Gulf order from us regularly for parents and relatives at home. You pay online from where you live, we deliver to their door anywhere on the list above, and we confirm with you once it has arrived. Give us their name, their phone number and the estate or town they live in, and we will do the rest.
Why Buy Your Feroglobin Capsules from HealthAlone Kenya?
HealthAlone is a pharmacist-led health ecosystem licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, and our stock is original, sealed and correctly stored.
Our pharmacists can tell you whether the capsules or the liquid suit you better, add up the iron across everything you take, say how long a course should run before you judge it, and tell you plainly when low iron needs a blood test rather than a bottle.
It is one more step in our vision: building Africa’s most trusted health ecosystem, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Feroglobin capsules good for?
Rebuilding red blood cells and lifting the tiredness that comes with low iron. Iron contributes to the normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin, to normal oxygen transport and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, all approved European health claims. The capsule adds B6, B12, folic acid, zinc and copper, each working on the same job.
What is the best time to take Feroglobin capsules?
With your main meal, on a full stomach, at whatever time of day that falls. The one timing rule that matters is tea: leave an hour either side before you have strong chai or coffee, because tannins bind iron and stop some of it being absorbed. A vitamin C-rich food at the same meal pushes in the helpful direction.
What are the benefits for women?
Women with heavy periods lose more iron each month than most diets replace, which is why low iron is far commoner in women than men. The relevant approved claims are red blood cell and haemoglobin formation, oxygen transport and the reduction of tiredness and fatigue. Folic acid is in the capsule too, which matters for any woman who might become pregnant.
How many capsules a day?
One, with your main meal. Swallow it whole with water or a cold drink, and do not chew it or take more than one, since the slow-release design is the point.
How long before I feel a difference?
Energy usually lifts within two to four weeks, because your body uses the iron before the stores are anywhere near refilled. Refilling the stores takes three months or more, and stopping as soon as you feel better is the commonest mistake with iron.
Capsules or the liquid, which should I buy?
Capsules if you are an adult who wants one a day, swallowed and forgotten. The 200ml liquid if you struggle to swallow capsules, have reacted badly to iron before, or are buying for a child, since it uses a gentler iron form, includes vitamin C and has a printed schedule from three years. Ask our pharmacist and we will match it to the person.
Why is there copper in an iron supplement?
Because copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body. It is the quiet ingredient on the panel and the reason a well-built iron formula includes it rather than leaving iron to work alone.
Can children take these?
No, and this is the one point on the label worth reading twice. The capsules are formulated for adults, and iron in excess is genuinely harmful to a young child, so keep the pack well out of reach. For a child, ask us about the Feroglobin liquid, which has a proper schedule from three years.
Can I take them while pregnant?
Check with our pharmacist or your clinic first. Iron and folic acid are both important in pregnancy and often prescribed, so the point is to add up what you are already taking rather than to avoid it.
Will they turn my stools black?
Very likely, and that is normal with any iron supplement. It is the unabsorbed iron passing through and it is nothing to worry about.
Are they halal, and is there anything else in the capsule?
The capsule shell is gelatin from a halal bovine source. They are made in a facility that also handles nuts, which is worth knowing if there is a nut allergy in the household.
Where can I buy Feroglobin capsules in Kenya?
From HealthAlone, online for delivery countrywide or over the counter at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We deliver across Nairobi — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Roysambu, Githurai, Ruaka and Banana Hill — and to Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru, Ngong, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Kitengela, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kitale, Embu, Meru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Makueni, Voi, Taveta, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Lamu. Outside Kenya we have delivered to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and Malawi, and we quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of Africa on request.
