Time: 2024-09-20
A Holocene survey print in Lancet Global Health uncover that ferric carboxymaltose , a medicine administer through a vein drip , is more effective and fast in treat anemia compare to iron tablet take orally . anemia , a condition qualify by low blood degree , is a park issue among Pregnant woman in region like bomber - Saharan Africa and South - East Asia , with More than four out of ten pregnant woman affect . Despite pickings iron tablet during pregnancy , many woman in Nigeria continue to experience anemia , with reason range from intolerance to side effects like diarrhea and nausea , to forgetfulness in pickings the tablets.
In a clinical test name the IVON TRIAL , research_worker compare the effectiveness and safety of ferric carboxymaltose with a popular iron tablet , ferric sulfate , currently use to dainty anemia in Nigeria . The survey , which involve 1,056 pregnant woman with anemia , show that ferric carboxymaltose administer through a vein drip work better and faster than traditional iron tablet . The test participant were between five and seven - and - a - one-half calendar_month pregnant , and their hemoglobin degree were monitor throughout the study.
The findings of the survey bespeak that ferric carboxymaltose light-emitting_diode to a quick addition in blood degree after four week compare to iron tablet , and also correct low body iron degree more effectively . Importantly , the side effects of ferric carboxymaltose were found to be comparable to those of iron tablet , with no adverse effects on the babies.
Ochuwa A. Babah , a doctoral student at the Department of Global Public Health , Karolinska Institutet , stress the importance of these findings in address anemia among pregnant woman , particularly in region like Africa . Babah stress the need to implement the use of ferric carboxymaltose as a valuable measure towards reduction the prevalence of anemia and its associate complication in pregnant women.
The survey , a collaboration between the University of Lagos , Nigeria , and Karolinska Institutet , Sweden , receive support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . other institution involve in the research include Bayero University in Nigeria , as well as university in Belgium , the United Kingdom , and the United States . The consequence of the survey have pave the manner for discussion with the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria to see add ferric carboxymaltose to the necessity drug list , reflect the potential impact of this treatment on maternal health.