Table 6.

Indications for intravenous iron therapy in children.

-Inability of the child to swallow oral iron products -Failure of oral iron therapy (due to poor compliance or side effects) -Inadequate iron absorption due to gastrointestinal diseases (e.g., untreated celiac disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, etc) -Ongoing intestinal blood loss -Need for rapid correction of IDA and patient’s preference to avoid transfusion -Functional IDA (e.g., chronic kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis)