Intravenous iron treatment for iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy

Journal of the Turkish German Gynecology Association

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-115

  Barut, Aykut ^a   Harma, Mehmet ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anemia; Intravenous; Iron deficiency anemia; Pregnancy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; CHODROITIN SULFATE IRON; COSMOFER; DEXIRON; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERINJECT; FERRIC GLUCONATE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE SUCROSE; FERRISAT; FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; IRON CARBOXYMALTOSE; IRON DEXTRAN; IRON POLYMALTOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTHRALGIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; FACIAL SWELLING; FETUS WEIGHT; FEVER; FOOD; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJECTION SITE ABSCESS; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; LIVER FUNCTION; MALAISE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SHIVERING; SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; SWELLING; TASTE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

EID: 68749095962     PISSN: 13090399     EISSN: 13090380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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