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© 1981 Oxford University Press

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EFFECTIVENESS OF ONCE DAILY ORAL IRON IN THE ELDERLY

R. A. FULCHER, Medical Registrar and C.M. HYLAND, Consultant Physician in Geriatrics

Department of Geriatric Medicine, Cork Regional Hospital Wilton, Cork

The response to once daily oral iron was measured in 12 elderly patients with iron-deficiency anaemia over a six-week period. The average haemoglobin response over six weeks was comparable to the results in younger age groups. We concluded that a once daily iron tablet containing 105 mg of elemental iron is as effective as conventional treatment with multiple doses. The increased cost of a once daily tablet should be balanced by the benefits of improvement in drug compliance.


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