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Iron-deficiency anaemia
Iron-deficiency anaemia · ICD-10: D50.9
Symptoms
- • Feeling weak or tired more than usual
- • Headache and dizziness
- • Palpitations
- • Problems concentrating
- • Pale skin
- • Brittle nails
- • Craving ice or non-food items (pica)
- • Shortness of breath
- • Sore or inflamed tongue
Drugs and regimens
Ferric carboxymaltose⚠ Unverified
Iron deficiency anaemia — ≥50 kg: 750 mg IV, two doses ≥7 days apart
Ferric carboxymaltose⚠ Unverified
Iron deficiency anaemia — <50 kg (≥1 y): 15 mg/kg IV, two doses ≥7 days apart
Ferrous sulfate⚠ Unverified
Iron-deficiency anaemia — adults: one 200 mg tablet two to three times daily
Iron (sodium feredetate)⚠ Unverified
IDA treatment — children: 3–6 mg/kg/day elemental iron in 2–3 doses
Iron (sodium feredetate)⚠ Unverified
Adults — 5 mL three times daily, increasing to 10 mL