Endocrine Abstracts

Parenteral iron is commonly used in management of iron deficiency especially due to gastrointestinal, obstetrics and gynaecological bleeding. There is a variety of intravenous iron formulations available nowadays and they are generally preferred over oral iron preparations in raising haemoglobin and ferritin, especially in cases of noncompliance and patients with gastrointestinal problems. However, one of the frequently missed complications of iron transfusions is hypophosphat...