Should Iron Deficiency Be Treated With Oral or IV Iron? | ASH Clinical News | American Society of Hematology
Emma Yasinski is a science and medical journalist based in South Florida. How should iron deficiency be treated? Intravenous (IV) iron can rapidly correct iron-deficiency anemia, but some formulations can result in low phosphate levels (hypophosphatemia). Ferric carboxymaltose results in phosphate levels below 1 mg/dL for 11% of people who are treated more than once and can lead to osteomalacia. In this edition of Drawing First Blood, ASH Clinical News invited Thomas Deloughery, MD, MACP, of Oregon