Iron deficiency anemia can occur secondary to IBD. A new clinical trial demonstrates that ferric carboxymaltose is more cost-effective, convenient and efficacious than iron sucrose for treating iron deficiency anemia in patients with IBD, an innovation that could make anemia treatment easier for clinicians, patients and health-care providers alike.
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Gomollón, F., Gisbert, J. Intravenous iron in IBD—what's the best preparation?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 8, 477–478 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2011.132
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