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Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment Alternative medicine PLoS ONE

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Evaluation of a Single Dose of Ferric Carboxymaltose in Fatigued, Iron-Deficient Women – PREFER a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Bernard Favrat, Katharina Balck, Christian Breymann, Michael Hedenus, Thomas Keller, Anna Mezzacasa, et al.
PLoS ONE Summary & key facts 2014 129 citations

This was a single-blinded, randomized trial of 290 premenopausal women with unexplained fatigue and low iron who received one 1000 mg IV dose of ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) or saline placebo. By Day 56, more women given FCM had reduced fatigue and larger improvements in some quality-of-life and cognitive scores, and…

Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment Iron Metabolism and Disorders Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
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