A New Carbohydrate-iron Haematinic for Intramuscular Use

In recording the clinical trial of an unsuccessful intra muscular iron preparation (Goldberg and Hutchison, 1953) attention was drawn to the valuable, though limited, field of usefulness of intravenous iron therapy and to the wider applicability of intramuscular iron, could a suitable preparation be elaborated. The desiderata were that the preparation should be an effective haematinic freely absorbed from the tissues and non-irritating. Our recent experience with a new dextran-iron complex ( imferon) has convinced us that it is highly satisfactory for intramuscular use, and we present a preliminary account of our findings.