Sprinkles were designed principally for children 6–24 months of age, although older children, adolescents, women in the child-bearing age and pregnant and lactating women may also benefit from the minerals and vitamins in a Sprinkles sachet.

Our results support a home fortification regimen consisting of 60 single-dose sachets for each child, consumed over 60 to 120 days. No more than one sachet a day should be used for a child. This schedule generally raises or maintains a child’s hemoglobin levels above the cut-off for anemia. It also helps prevent recurrence of anemia for at least the following 6 months.

Iron-containing supplements should be withheld from severely malnourished children during the first 7 days of treatment (according to WHO guidelines). Sprinkles can be used effectively and safely after this initial period. In regions that are malaria-endemic, use of Sprinkles should be combined with malaria prevention or treatment programs.