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Nutritional Iron Deficiency: The Role of Oral Iron Supplementation

Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2014
Nutritional iron deficiency represents a relevant health problem mainly in developing countries. Children and pregnant women represent the main target of this disease, and the low amount of bio-available iron mostly depends on plant-based diets. Iron deficiency may have serious consequences, with severe impairment of the immune function leading to ...
LACHOWICZ, JOANNA IZABELA, NURCHI, VALERIA MARINA, Fanni D, Gerosa C, Peana M, Zoroddu MA   +5 more
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Oral iron supplementation

Hemodialysis international, 2017
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and loss of kidney function are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality. The risks of CKD are attributed to uremia, an increased concentration of uremic retention solutes (toxins) in the plasma. Recently, a colo-renal axis became clearly apparent and uremia has been associated with an altered gut ...
Kortman, Guus A. M., Reijnders, Dorien, Swinkels, Dorine W.   +2 more
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Sucrosomial Iron®: A New Highly Bioavaible Oral Iron Supplement

Blood, 2015
Abstract Introduction: Iron deficiency is one of the most widespread nutritional deficiencies. Globally two billion people are suffering from iron- deficiency anemia (Hermida et al., 2010). Oral therapy for iron deficiency is mainly based on immediate release formulations of ferrous iron. However, modified formulations have been marketed
Tarantino, Germano, Brilli, Elisa, Zambito, Ylenia, Giordano, Giulio, Equitani, Francesco   +4 more
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Intravenous Iron Compared With Oral Iron Supplementation for the Treatment of Postpartum Anemia

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2023
Postpartum anemia is a significant maternal comorbidity that affects 50% of patients in the United States. It has been associated with maternal impaired cognition, depression, and fatigue, ultimately affecting mother–child bonding and neonatal care. Oral iron supplementation is currently the first-line treatment for women with iron-deficiency anemia ...
Antonio F, Saad, Rachel, Stepanek, Makenzie, Kothmann, Maria, Wilson-Jimenez, Leah, McCoy, Brenda, Aguillon, Ashley, Salazar, George R, Saade   +7 more
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Oral iron supplementation in preterm infants treated with erythropoietin

Pediatrics International, 2004
Abstract Background : It is not known whether a moderate dose of oral iron supplementation would further enhance erythropoiesis in recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO)‐treated very low‐birthweight (VLBW) infants. Methods : In total, 24 preterm infants with birthweights 750–1499 g were enrolled at the age ...
Toru, Fujiu, Kenichi, Maruyama, Takenobu, Koizumi   +2 more
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Iron Supplementation: Oral Tablets versus Intramuscular Injection

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 2006
Non-anemic, iron depleted women were randomly assigned to an injection group (IG) or oral group (OG) to assess which method is more efficient for increasing iron stores over a short time period. IG received a course of 5 × 2 mL intramuscular injections over 10 d, and OG received one tablet daily for 30 d.
Dawson, Brian, Goodman, Carmel, Blee, Tanya, Claydon, Gary, Peeling, Peter, Beilby, John, Prins, Alex   +6 more
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Tolerability of different oral iron supplements: a systematic review

Current Medical Research and Opinion, 2013
A systematic review was conducted to analyze the tolerability of several oral iron supplements based on data obtained in available publications and to report the incidence of adverse effects (AEs) for each supplement both overall and gastrointestinal.Electronic databases - Medline, the Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched for studies published up
María Jesús, Cancelo-Hidalgo, Camil, Castelo-Branco, Santiago, Palacios, Javier, Haya-Palazuelos, Manel, Ciria-Recasens, José, Manasanch, Lluís, Pérez-Edo   +6 more
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The effect of oral iron supplementation on erythropoiesis in autologous blood donors

Transfusion, 1992
The effect of oral iron supplementation on erythropoiesis was studied prospectively in 34 autologous blood donors. The subjects, all of whom were to undergo total hip surgery, had normal iron status at the start of the study. During the preoperative period, in which 4 units of blood were collected, 17 patients received oral iron supplementation with ...
D H, Biesma, R J, Kraaijenhagen, J, Poortman, J J, Marx, A, van de Wiel   +4 more
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Supplementation With Oral vs. Intravenous Iron for Anemia With IBD or Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Is Oral Iron Getting a Bad Rap?

American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011
Although iron supplementation is commonly prescribed, the amount of elemental iron needed to achieve clinical efficacy, and the optimal method of supplementation, are under debate. Use of intravenous (IV) iron replacement is increasingly being advocated. We explore the physiology of iron supplementation, review clinical data suggesting that the typical
Sumera, Rizvi, Robert E, Schoen
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Dosing Patients With Oral Iron Supplements

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Iron is an essential trace element that is important for the development, structure, and functioning of the brain. Iron has been both favorably and unfavorably implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders. For example, iron adequacy in pregnancy and early childhood has been suggested to reduce the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders and schizophrenia, but
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