Consider Limitations of Alternate-Day Iron Dosing

September 2020

Is it better to take oral iron supplements every OTHER day?

Not really.

Some recent evidence suggests giving doses every OTHER day increases the amount of oral iron absorbed by up to 50%. Unabsorbed iron is thought to be the culprit for GI side effects.

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