Comparison of the Mean Change in Hemoglobin With Ferric Carboxymaltose and IV Iron Sucrose in Anemic Antenatal Patients

Patients were given ferric carboxymaltose as a maximum single dose of 1000 mg diluted in 250 mL of sterile 0.9% normal saline as a slow infusion over 45 minutes.

Patients received intravenous injections of iron sucrose complex, which contained 200 mg of elemental iron (equivalent to 2 ampoules of 5 ml), mixed in 100 ml of 0.9% normal saline and infused over a period of 30 minutes every other day for up to 5 doses.