Abstract
Among 2, 309 patients of tuberculosis who had been admitted in 7 sanatoria, 158 patients whose hemoglobin were under 75% (n/Sahli) were treated with Fe-Glucronate.
The average value of hemoglobin before taking Fe-Glucronate was 66% and increased to 78% in 15 days.
The hemoglobin of 72.5% of the anemic patients increased more than 5%, 44.9% of them increased more than 10% in 15 days, and 73.7% of them increased more than 5%, 54.5% of them increased more than 10% in 30 days.
The increase of reticulocytes was not remarkable, but increased from 3.5% to 5.5% in 15 days.
The colour index was raised from 0.85 to 0.95 in 15 days.
Red cells did not increased remarkably.
The important ill effects of this drug were an unpleasant feeling of stomach, anorexia, stomachache, nausea etc., and 5 patients (3.2%) were discontinued to administer the drug by ill effects.
Besides, the effect of Fe-Glucronate for anemia were investigated in relation with age, N. T. A. classification and pH of gastric juice
