Introduction. Different ferric and ferrous iron preparations can be used as oral iron supplements. Our aim was to compare the\neffects of oral ferric and ferrous iron therapies in women with iron deficiency anaemia. Methods.The present study included 104\nwomen diagnosed with iron deficiency anaemia after evaluation. In the evaluations performed to detect the aetiology underlying the\niron deficiency anaemia, it was found and treated. After the detection of the iron deficiency anaemia aetiology and treatment of the\nunderlying aetiology, the ferric group consisted of 30 patients treatedwith oral ferric protein succinylate tablets (2 Ã?â?? 40mg elemental\niron/day), and the second group consisted of 34 patients treated with oral ferrous glycine sulphate tablets (2 Ã?â?? 40mg elemental\niron/day) for three months. In all patients, the following laboratory evaluations were performed before beginning treatment and\nafter treatment. Results.Themean haemoglobin and haematocrit increases were 0.95 g/dL and 2.62% in the ferric group, while they\nwere 2.25 g/dL and 5.91% in the ferrous group, respectively. A significant difference was found between the groups regarding the\nincrease in haemoglobin and haematocrit values (P < 0.05). Conclusion.Data are submitted on the good tolerability, higher efficacy,\nand lower cost of the ferrous preparation used in our study.
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