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Is It Safe To Take Oral Or Injectable Iron For Iron Deficiency?

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Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2015
Question: is there a treentment they can put you on like a machine for low iron
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Answered by Dr. Hardik Sanghvi (33 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You can take oral or injectable iron.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
You can take oral or injectable iron if you have iron deficiency.
Ferrous sulphate or ferrous fumarate are available in tablets forms or iron sucrose or dextran available in injectable form.
Please send me your reports so that I can help you further. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer.
Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
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Is It Safe To Take Oral Or Injectable Iron For Iron Deficiency?

Brief Answer: You can take oral or injectable iron. Detailed Answer: Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You can take oral or injectable iron if you have iron deficiency. Ferrous sulphate or ferrous fumarate are available in tablets forms or iron sucrose or dextran available in injectable form. Please send me your reports so that I can help you further. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.