Ferric citrate hydrate is associated with a reduced cost of drugs and a smaller change in red blood cell distribution width

Abstract The ASTRIO study was a randomised, multicentre, 24-week study that compared the effects of ferric citrate hydrate (FC) and non-iron-based phosphate binders (control) on anaemia management in haemodialysis (HD) patients receiving erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs). In that study, FC re...

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Main Authors: Kyoko Ito, Keitaro Yokoyama, Masaaki Nakayama, Masafumi Fukagawa, Hideki Hirakata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06261-0