Heghine Khachatryan: Rethinking First-Line Therapy for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Women
Heghine Khachatryan, Editor-in-Chief at Hemostasis Today, shared a post by American Society of Hematology on LinkedIn:
“Iron deficiency anemia in women – especially those with heavy menstrual bleeding – continues to be underdiagnosed and undertreated worldwide.
New evidence published in Blood Advances and highlighted by the American Society of Hematology demonstrates that single-dose intravenous iron dextran is a cost-effective first-line therapy for this population.
When evaluated across a woman’s reproductive lifetime, IV iron provides:
- superior clinical value
- improved quality-of-life outcomes
- better long-term cost-effectiveness
compared with oral iron, which is still widely used as first-line treatment.
These findings should prompt us to reconsider current treatment algorithms and move toward more patient-centered, evidence-based care for women with iron deficiency anemia.”
Quoting American Society of Hematology’s post, adding:
“Iron deficiency anemia remains underdiagnosed and undertreated in women, particularly those with heavy menstrual bleeding.
According to new research published in Blood Advances, single-dose IV iron dextran is the cost-effective first-line therapy for this population. When evaluated across a woman’s reproductive lifetime, IV iron provided superior value and quality-of-life benefits compared with oral iron, which is currently the more predominant first-line treatment for these patients.
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