TABLE 1.

AMB Program Guidelines for Prophylactic Doses and IFA Requirement for Different Groups, India

Groups	Prophylactic Dose	Regimen and Composition	Total Drug Requirement, Yearly
Children 6–59 months old	Biweekly, 1 ml of IFA syrup	1 mL IFA syrup contains 20 mg elemental iron + 100 mcg FA	2 syrup bottles
Children 5–9 years old	Weekly, 1 IFA tablet	1 pink^a sugar-coated tablet contains 45 mg elemental iron + 400 mcg FA	52 tablets
Adolescents 10–19 years old^b	Weekly, 1 IFA tablet	1 blue^a sugar-coated tablet contains 60 mg elemental iron + 500 mcg FA	52 tablets
Pregnant women	Daily, 1 IFA tablet	1 red^a sugar-coated tablet contains 60 mg elemental iron + 500 mcg FA	180 tablets
Anemic pregnant women	Daily, 2 IFA tablets	1 red sugar-coated tablet contains 60 mg elemental iron + 500 mcg FA	360 tablets
Lactating mothers	Daily, 1 IFA tablet	1 red sugar-coated tablet contains 60 mg elemental iron + 500 mcg FA	180 tablets
Women of reproductive age 20–49 years old	Weekly, 1 IFA tablet	1 red sugar-coated tablet contains 60 mg elemental iron + 500 mcg FA	52 tablets

Abbreviations: AMB, Anemia Mukt Bharat; IFA, iron and folic acid; FA, folic acid.
^a The pink, blue, or red coloring of the tablets is recommended by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for easy identification of the tablets for each group.
^b Including both in-school boys and girls and out-of-school girls.
Source: AMB operational guidelines, 2018.²²