particularly in case of severe anaemia and in those who cannot tolerate oral iron therapy. Its use has increased dramatically in the last five years. Major forms of IV iron that are commonly used are iron sucrose, iron dextran, ferric polymaltose, ferric carboxymaltose, etc. ...
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Intravenous (IV) iron has had limited use due to historical concerns about anaphylaxis (high molecular weight iron dextran products are no longer available for clinical use) or low doses (200 mg of iron sucrose) [21]. However, the last twenty years have seen the development of new IV iron...