ferrous-citrate and Anemia--Hypochromic

The effect of green tea on iron absorption from tablets containing sodium ferrous citrate was investigated in four elderly patients with iron deficiency anemia and in eleven normal elderly subjects. In both groups, the serum iron level reached a maximum value from 2 to 4 hours after taking iron tablets and returned to the baseline value after 24 hours. No inhibitory effect of green tea on iron absorption was recognized.

Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anemia, Hypochromic; Citric Acid; Female; Ferrous Compounds; Humans; Intestinal Absorption; Iron; Middle Aged; Tea

Green tea is indispensable to our everyday life. In Japan it has long been common knowledge that the ingestion of green tea should be avoided before and after the intake of iron preparations. There have recently been some reports, however, that deny the effect of green tea on iron preparations. A study was conducted on pregnant patients with anemia, using sodium ferrous citrate (Ferromia). The drug was administered to a group of patients taking green tea and a group taking water. Our results can be summarized as follows. 1. Hemoglobin, serum iron and total iron binding capacity were markedly improved after the administration of the iron preparation, and there was no difference between these parameters in the two groups of patients. 2. There was a tendency for patients with hypochromia to show a more marked improvement in hemoglobin in both groups. 3. Anemia cured in 96.7% of patients in the green tea group and in 93.4% of patients in the water group after the oral administration of the iron preparation. 4. The incidence of side effects stood at 18.3% for the green tea group and 21.9% for the water group, there being no significant difference. No serious side effects were elicited in the present study.

Topics: Adult; Anemia, Hypochromic; Citric Acid; Drug Evaluation; Female; Ferrous Compounds; Hemoglobins; Humans; Iron; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; Tea; Transferrin

Topics: Anemia; Anemia, Hypochromic; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency; Calcium; Calcium Citrate; Citrates; Citric Acid; Drug Therapy; Ferrous Compounds; Iron

Topics: Anemia; Anemia, Hypochromic; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency; Calcium Citrate; Citric Acid; Ferrous Compounds; Iron; Iron, Dietary; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications