Alternate day versus daily oral iron for treatment of iron deficiency anemia: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Oral iron is the mainstay of treating iron deficiency anemia. Recent studies indicate better fractional iron absorption with alternate day supplementation. However, the optimal supplementation strategy is unclear. We compared effectiveness of daily versus alternate day supplementation of or...

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Main Authors: Elamparithi Pasupathy, Ravichandran Kandasamy, Kurien Thomas, Aneesh Basheer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29034-9