<p>Administration of Ferrous Fumerate &amp; Folic acid&nbsp;during the first trimester of pregnancy may be undesirable. Very few pregnant women are not protected by physiological doses of Folic acid. If anaemia is developed despite prophylaxis with Ferrous Fumerate &amp; Folic acid, patients should be investigated further. Some postgastrectomy patients show poor absorption of iron. Care is needed when treating patients with peptic ulcer.</p>