The Iron preparation. Iron for anemia and iron toxicity

The Iron preparation:

The treatment of iron deficiency anemia consists of administration of oral or parental iron preparation

     

      1. Oral preparation :

Since ferrous iron is most efficiently absorbed only ferrous salts should be used.

Ex:

*Ferrous sulphate

*Ferrous gluconate

*Ferrous fume rate

*Ferrous surname are the most commonly used oral Preparation

2. Parenteral preparation:

When oral iron therapy fails parenteral iron administration may be an effective alternative.

Example: Iron dextrin.

 Iron for anemia :

1. Indications for the use:

Iron is used for prophylaxis or treatment of iron deficiency disease

2. Prophylacting of use:

*In pregnancy iron should be given from 4^th month of pregnancy and this should be contined during the lactation

*Infancy and childhood

*Premature body.

*In menstruating woman

*Professional blood donor.

3. Therapeutic use:

Iron deficiency anemia due to acute or chronic loss of blood.

*Malabsorption syndrome

*Anemia is pregnancy

*In megaloblastic anemia

Iron toxicity:

Toxicity of therapy is two types-

1. Acute iron toxicity,   2.Chronic iron toxicity

1. Acute iron toxicity:

Large amount of oral iron cause nausea vomiting abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea flowed by shock lethargy and dispread.

2. Chronic iron toxicity:

Chronic iron toxicity results when iron is deposited in the heart liver pancreas and other organs. It can lead to organ fathered and death.