Among children with nutritional iron-deficiency anemia (IDA), those who received treatment with ferrous sulfate had higher hemoglobin concentrations at 12 weeks than those who received iron ...

A clinical trial compared new and traditional treatments for iron-deficiency anemia and determined that the traditional treatment, ferrous sulfate, can more effectively treat the anemia in young ...

In a study published by JAMA, Jacquelyn M. Powers, M.D., M.S., of the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, and colleagues compared two medications, ferrous sulfate and iron polysaccharide complex, for ...

HealthDay News — For children with nutritional iron-deficiency anemia (IDA), ferrous sulfate is associated with a greater increase in hemoglobin concentration at 12 weeks compared with iron ...

Administration of iron for >6 months should be avoided except in patients with continued bleeding, menorrhagia, or repeated pregnancies; avoid in patients with peptic ulcer, enteritis, or ulcerative ...

Iron tablets come in various formulations like ferrous sulfate, ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous ascorbate, and ferrous bisglycinate. These supplements meet different needs for treating ...

Transferrin saturation and ferritin concentrations improved significantly more in the ferric citrate than ferrous sulfate group over 12 weeks. Ferric citrate may improve transferrin saturation (TSAT) ...

Studies evaluating the effect of folic acid supplementation, either alone or in combination with iron, on the linear and ponderal growth of children are practically nonexistent. The aim of this study ...