In 1965, the FTC ordered the makers of Geritol to disclose that Geritol would relieve symptoms of tiredness only in persons who suffer from iron deficiency anemia, and that the vast majority of people who experience such symptoms do not have such a deficiency. Geritol was the subject of years of investigation starting in 1959 by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Geritol tonic contained about 12% alcohol and some B vitamins.įederal Trade Commission investigation The earlier Geritol liquid formulation was advertised as "twice the iron in a pound of calf's liver," and daily doses contained about 50–100 milligrams of iron as ferric ammonium citrate. Geritol was acquired by Meda Pharmaceutical in 2011. In 1982, the Geritol product name was acquired by the multinational pharmaceutical firm Beecham (later GlaxoSmithKline).
Geritol was folded into Pharmaceuticals' 1957 acquisition of J. Geritol was introduced as an alcohol-based, iron and B vitamin tonic by Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in August 1950 and primarily marketed as such into the 1970s. The product has been promoted from almost the beginning of the mass media era as a cure for "iron-poor tired blood". The name conveys a connection with aging, as in " geriatric".
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Geritol is a brand name for several vitamin complexes plus iron or multimineral products in both liquid form and tablets, containing from 9.5 to 18 mg of iron per daily dose. Geritol is a United States trademarked name for various dietary supplements, past and present.
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