Take 5: Iron supplements

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Are there any differences between different types of iron supplements?


Are there any differences between the different types of iron supplements?

The short answer is “no”, says Dr Pradeep Jayasuriya, a GP and the past director of research at the RACGP in WA.

While manufacturers will provide research showing their product is superior, at a practical level there is very little difference.

“The exception may well be the new kid on the block: iron polymaltose,” he says.

“And certainly the evidence from the research that the pharmaceutical companies [provide] is impressive.

“But the proof of the pudding is always what happens in real life when we use it. So I think we have to wait and see.”

[media_embed]https://player.vimeo.com/video/203052636[/media_embed]

In the above video, Dr Jayasuriya discusses:

– The differences between different types of iron supplements
– The side-effects from oral iron

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