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.”
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In the above video, Dr Jayasuriya discusses:
– The differences between different types of iron supplements
– The side-effects from oral iron
