EFFECTIVENESS OF ONCE DAILY ORAL IRON IN THE ELDERLY
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Age and Ageing
- Vol. 10 (1) , 44-46
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/10.1.44
Abstract
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.Keywords
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