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Fatigue
Rapid heartbeat
Shortness of breath
Pale skin
Dizziness
Insomnia.
IRON
Iron is stored in the intestinal mucosal cells, liver,
spleen, and bone marrow as ferritin (an ironprotein
complex) until needed by the body.
Iron is delivered to the marrow for hemoglobin
production by a transport protein, namely transferrin.
ORAL PREPARATIONS
PARENTERAL PREPARATIONS
Ferrous sulfate
Iron dextran
Ferrous fumarate
Ferrous gluconate
Iron sucrose
Polysaccharideiron complex
Carbonyl iron formulations
CYANOCOBALAMIN AND
HYDROXOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12)
Deficiencies of vitamin B12 can result from
either low dietary levels
Poor absorption of the vitamin due to the
failure of gastric parietal cells to produce
intrinsic factor (as in pernicious anemia),
which is required for vitamin B12 absorption.
ADVERSE EFFECT
ERYTHROPOIETIN/EPOETIN
ALFA
DARBEPOETIN ALFA
Edema
Edema
Thrombosis
Thrombosis
Nausea/Vomiting
Dyspnea
Hypertension
cerebrovascular accident
Pruritus
Hypertension
cerebrovascular accident