Icar FAQs
How much does Icar cost without insurance?
Icar's pharmacy price is $92.66, but with a SingleCare Icar discount card, Icar costs $14.41. A SingleCare savings card can save you as much as 80% on your purchases at participating pharmacies across the country.
How much does Icar cost with insurance?
Icar's copay cost will vary according to insurance plan if it is covered. Prescription supplements are often not covered by health insurance. A SingleCare Icar coupon my save you money in any case. If your insurance covers Icar, have your pharmacist compare your SingleCare savings to your price using insurance. SingleCare may save you more money: Icar's price with a SingleCare discount card is only $14.41.
Does Medicare cover Icar and how much does it cost?
Medicare prescription drug plans usually do not cover prescriptions for Icar. For Medicare patients, you’ll pay as little as $14.41 for 1, 118ml of 15mg/1.25ml bottle of Icar with a SingleCare Icar at participating pharmcies.
Is there a generic of Icar?
Icar is a brand-name prescription iron supplement with carbonyl iron in suspension. While there are other generic and even over-the-counter supplements with carbonyl iron, only Wee Care is a therapeutic equivalent of as a pediatric suspension for iron deficiency conditions in children. You can search for Wee Care on the SingleCare site or app for more information or savings coupons.
What is Icar?
Icar is an iron pediatric suspension used to treat children who have or are at risk for iron deficiency or iron-deficiency anemia. Iron is a vital constituent of red blood cells where it carries oxygen to the body's cells. An iron deficiency results in anemia, a condition in which there are not enough healthy red blood cells to meet the body's oxygen needs.
Carbonyl iron – nearly pure elemental iron – is the only active ingredient in Icar. Carbonyl iron is absorbed and used very quickly by the body, but often has unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects.
A 15 mg dose of Icar is taken orally as drops through a syringe once daily. The dose may vary depending on the underlying condition and side effects experienced.
What are the side effects of Icar?
Stomach upset, cramps, constipation, black stools, and diarrhea are common side effects of iron supplements, but are usually more common in supplements such as Icar that use nearly pure elemental iron, rather than iron salts or organic iron compounds. Side effects will fade over time as the body adapts to the supplement.
Allergic reactions to the active ingredient, carbonyl iron, are extremely rare.
Although iron is a naturally occurring and critical part of our diet, overdosing on iron can lead to iron poisoning and even death. Always follow your doctor's instructions and never exceed the prescribed dosage.
