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2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Due to her intolerance, the physician decides to initiate parenteral iron therapy to restore her iron levels effectively. The following iron preparation may be used in her by intravenous route:

  • a) Ferrous gluconate
  • b) Ferrous fumarate
  • c) Ferric ammonium citrate
  • d) Ferric carboxymaltose
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Answer

Correct answer: d) Ferric carboxymaltose

Ferric carboxymaltose is a modern parenteral iron preparation suitable for IV administration, allowing rapid, high-dose iron replacement in patients intolerant of or unresponsive to oral iron. Ferrous gluconate, ferrous fumarate, and ferric ammonium citrate are all oral iron salts, not parenteral preparations.

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