If you had a reaction to IV iron in the past, your doctor might give you a steroid shot or other medicine before the infusion to prevent another reaction. You don't need to do anything special to ...

An iron infusion is when iron is delivered via an intravenous line into a person's body. Increasing the amount of iron a person has in their blood can cure anemia or increase a low red blood cell ...

Giving an iron infusion to a person with no evidence of an iron deficit could do more harm than good. A Missouri man recently got sick during an elective “vitamin” infusion at a spa in Kansas City and ...

While oral iron supplements have long been the standard treatment, new research suggests that intravenous iron infusions could offer a more effective solution in late pregnancy.

Iron-deficiency anemia is often remedied with drugstore iron pills. But if that doesn't work, doctors sometimes prescribe iron infusions — and the bill for that can vary by thousands of dollars.

Now iron infusions by vein can be safely administered, largely because of new iron formulations. The process takes about 15 to 60 minutes, and costs are covered by insurance providers, including ...

Panelists discuss how IV iron formulations requiring fewer infusion visits tend to have better adherence rates, while the ongoing nursing shortage has created additional challenges in scheduling ...