INTRODUCTION: Treatment interruptions due to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are common in iron deficiency anemia (IDA). We evaluated medication completion rates and quality of life (QoL) changes in patients with IDA after starting ferric cit…
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) increases levels of C-terminal fibroblast growth factor 23 (cFGF23) and platelet count (PLT), each of which is associated with cardiovascular events. Therefore, we hypothesized that iron replacement …
BACKGROUND: Patients with iron deficiency anemia are treated with iron preparations, but gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and vomiting occur frequently. These symptoms may negatively affect the quality of life and work productivity …
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to establish an estimating equation to predict the 5-level EQ-5D version (EQ-5D-5L) utility score in patients taking iron preparations for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) or anemia and to evaluate wh…