FACTS – PROBLEMS - SOLUTION

2. Regular users

Iron carries oxygen to all cells in the body and takes part in many processes in the body. Iron cannot be replaced by anything else.

All iron comes from the diet and when not sufficiently present, levels will drop. Low iron counts hamper the quality of life in many ways; physical and mental performace deteriorates as well as looks.

Women lose more iron due to menstruation, up to every third woman needs supplementation.

FACTS

Almost every third woman has low iron values. The

risk is especially high if menstruation lasts longer

than three days, during pregnancy and lactation.

A negative iron balance causes not only physical

and mental fatigue, but may also lead to anemia.

FACTS

Modern women often eats a varied diet and lives healthily.

Despite this iron deficiency is more common today than 50

years ago. This is mainly because women eat less in total and

comparatively less heme iron.

Iron deficiency in children may disturb the learning ability,

which cannot be substituted along the way. This concerns

mainly psychomotor development and cognitive performance.

FACTS

Not complying is easy because of slow change of status (but the

quality of life will be lower).

Side-effects are very often leading to therapy failure.

Not all side effects are drastic, some are merely unpleasant but

lead to quitting all the same.

Too much iron can be dangerous, slow and steady

supplementation in moderate doses only when needed is

preferable

PROBLEMS

Many patients cannot handle the usual iron medications due to

common side-effects in the form of stomach problems.

Often iron preparations have multiple dosage per day and

rules for their timing as well as for other simultaneously

ingested foodstuff or drink.

Uptake for non-heme iron is only 2 – 4 %, so most of it goes to

waste.

PROBLEMS

The process of building up adequate iron stores

takes months, much in the same way that depletion

doesn´t happen overnight.

This is why supplementary dosage is enough.

If the dosage is higher than 50 mgs per day zinc

absorption will be blocked.

PROBLEM

The success of any iron therapy is closely related to

user friendliness.

This means that tolerance and dosage-related

compliance is of central importance.

REACTION

Heme iron therapy has the simplest possible

dosage: One or more tablets once per day, at

anytime.

No need to consider other simultaneously ingested

foodstuff or drink.

Uptake for heme iron is 15 – 25 %.

SOLUTION

Heme iron is very well tolerated. There

are no known unpleasant side-effects.

Uptake or tolerance will

not change over time.

SOLUTION

Swedish company FerroCare/MediTec

has a strong commitment to reach

people suffering from iron deficiency,

but have problems with existing

supplements.

• OptiFer® tablets are based on natural

bovine heme iron and will safely and

efficiently keep iron counts at an

optimal level.

www.ferrocare.se www.hemeiron.com