Medicine

Which of the following is not true regarding iron supplementation in iron deficiency anemia?

Administer a small diluted dose first prior to infusion to look for any allergy to iron preparation

Oral iron therapy should be stopped once the patient achieves a hemoglobin of >12 mg/dL

If gastric intolerance to oral iron therapy occurs, all patients should be administered parenteral forms

Parenteral iron supplementation is required in a patient with Hb of less then 7 mg/dL