%0 Journal Article
%T Efficacy and Compliance of Oral Iron Poly-Maltose Complex versus Oral Ferrous Sulfate in the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women
%A Mohamed A. Elsenity
%A Rehab M. Abdelrahman
%A Ayman M. Abdelkader
%A Maha M. Kamel
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 1084-1093
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2018.811109
%X <strong>Objective</strong><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><strong>:</strong></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">To compare the efficacy and compliance of the
conventional therapy of iron deficiency anemia (ferrous sulfate) with the new
forms of therapy chewable iron tablets: (iron polymaltose complex) in the
treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. </span></i></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods</span></b></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span></b></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This Randomized Control Trial study included 290
pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, and they </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">were randomly allocated to a</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">control
group who received ferrous sulfate capsules for two months and study group who
received iron polymaltose complex chewable tablets for two months.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Complete
Blood Picture (hemoglobin level and hematocrit level) and Serum ferritin level
were done after four and eight weeks to determine the efficacy. In addition,
any complains or side effects had been reported to assess the tolerability of
the drugs.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Two-factor repeated-measures analysis of variance
%K Iron Deficiency Anemia
%K Iron Poly-Maltose Complex
%K Ferrous Sulfate
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=87608