Evaluation of efficacy, safety and cost effectiveness of oral iron and injectable iron sucrose and ferric carboxy maltose in pregnant women in 2nd and 3rd trimester in anaemia


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Bharti Maheshwari, Varisha Mahtab, Smita Tyagi, Prachi Tyagi

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4

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Objective: To compare the efficacy safety and cost effective of oral iron and injectable iron sucrose and FCM in pregnancy in 2nd and 3rd trimester. Methods: A prospective randomised control trial study in 300 women with HB 7-9gm% done in department of obstetrics on Gynae in Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Muzaffarnagar. Result: Mean changes in Hb: oral iron 9.14gm%, inj.iron sucrose 10.54gm%, inj FCM 11.66gm%. The value of p is < 0.00001. The result is significant at p ?0.05. Mean changes in PCV: oral iron 25.1%, inj iron sucrose 36.7%, inj FCM 37.46%. The value of p is

Keyword :

IDA, FCM, Iron sucrose, Anaemia in pregnancy. Injectable iron