Hematinic drugs

Hematinic drugs

Hematinic drugs provide essential building blocks for RBC pro-duction. They do so by increasing hemoglobin, the necessary element for oxygen transportation.

Iron, vitamin B₁₂, folic acid

The coming section discusses hematinic drugs used to treat micro-cytic and macrocytic anemia—iron, vitamin B₁₂, and folic acid.It also describes the use of erythropoietin agents to treat normocytic anemia.