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Anemia Associated with Iron Deficiency News

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Iron Deficiency Screening in Pregnancy

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes there is currently insufficient evidence regarding screening and supplementation for iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during...

Forty Percent of U.S. Girls, Young Women Are Iron Deficient

WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 – Nearly 4 out of 10 girls and young women aren’t getting enough iron and they may have their periods to blame, a new U.S. study shows. Menstrual bleeding, especially when h...

Increase in Incident Anemia Seen With Low-Dose Aspirin in Older Adults

TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 – For older adults, low-dose aspirin is associated with increased incident anemia and a decrease in ferritin when compared with placebo, according to a study published online...

Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults

TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 – Taking daily low-dose aspirin increases the risk of anemia in the elderly, a new clinical trial suggests. Not only does it raise anemia risk by more than 20% in people 70 or...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Feraheme (ferumoxytol): Drug Safety Communication – Warnings Strengthened and Prescribing Instructions Changed

ISSUE: FDA is strengthening an existing warning that serious, potentially fatal allergic reactions can occur with the anemia drug Feraheme (ferumoxytol). FDA changed the prescribing instructions and...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Ferrous Sulfate Tablets, 325 mg Labeled as Rugby Natural Iron Supplement: Recall - Bottle May Contain Meclizine HCl 25 mg Tablets

ISSUE: Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. notified the public of a recall of one lot of Ferrous Sulfate Tablets 325 mg, after notification by a pharmacist that a bottle of Ferrous Sulfate Tablets, 325 mg co...

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