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Celatone

Okay kiddo! Celatone is a kind of medicine that doctors use to help people who have something called iron-deficiency anemia. Do you know what anemia is? It means your body doesn't have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen around and give you energy.

Well, celatone has something called ferrous sulfate in it, which is a fancy way of saying it has a kind of iron in it. When you take celatone, this iron goes into your body and helps make more red blood cells.

But why is this important? Because red blood cells are like little cars that carry oxygen around to different parts of your body. Without enough red blood cells, you might feel tired all the time or have trouble breathing. Boo! That's no fun!

So, celatone helps give your body what it needs to make more red blood cells and feel better. But remember, always take medicine with the help of a grown-up and only when a doctor tells you to!
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