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Anemia In Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Heart Defects

THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 – Treating anemia during pregnancy might lower the risk of heart defects in newborns, a new study says. Women with anemia in early pregnancy have a 47% increased risk of...

14 Percent of U.S. Adults Meet Criteria for Absolute Iron Deficiency

TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – A considerable proportion of U.S. adults has absolute and functional iron deficiency, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in JAMA Network Open. Yahya M.K....

Iron Deficiency Common, Often Persistent

THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 – Iron deficiency (ID) is common in an American statewide health system, and the time to resolution is prolonged, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Blood...

Preoperative IV Iron Treatment Better for Iron Deficiency Anemia

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 – For patients with preoperative iron deficiency anemia (IDA), intravenous (IV) iron treatment is associated with a significant reduction in 30-day postoperative mortality...

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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