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Iron deficiency resources for GPs
Resources for General Practitioners (GPs) and other health professionals on iron deficiency, iron deficiency anaemia, oral and IV treatment and clinical prioritisation criteria for SA Health outpatient services.
- Iron Deficiency Clinical Update from the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (2022) — intended for GPs and general physicians as a guide to iron deficiency.
- SA Health Pathway — Iron Deficiency in Adults (requires login)
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) App – an educational tool from BloodSafe eLearning Australia to increase understanding of diagnosis, investigation and management of IDA.
- Checklist for overall management of iron deficiency in adults (PDF 227KB).
- Patient handouts on iron and iron deficiency including languages other than English.
- Patient resource — Information about Iron Deficiency, from the Gastroenterological Society of Australia.
- BloodSafe eLearning Australia education courses on iron deficiency anaemia.
- Guidelines for the management of iron deficiency anaemia from British Society of Gastroenterology (2021).
- Australian Medicines Handbook — drugs for iron deficiency anaemia (requires login).
- Patient handouts on oral iron, including languages other than English.
- Dosing chart with iron preparations (PDF 511KB) available in Australia.
- Information on treating IDA, including inadequate response to oral iron therapy.
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Information on treating IDA, including medication and food interactions with oral iron therapy.
- The Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook — Individual Drug Monographs for IV iron preparations (requires login).
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IV preparations for Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) in Australia — iron infusion table outlining the different IV iron preparations.
- Prescribing checklist for IV iron (PDF 99KB) — provides guidance on some of the indications, contradictions and precautions for the use of IV iron. For the use of IV iron in the perinatal period refer to the South Australian Perinatal Anaemia and Iron Infusion (PDF 339KB) practice guideline.
- Patient handouts on IV iron, including languages other than English.
- IV iron administration in primary care - a video outlining safe and appropriate use produced by BloodSafe eLearning Australia.
- Generic ferric carboxymaltose infusion protocol for adults (PDF 271KB) — document to assist with health service protocol development.
- Generic ferric carboxymaltose bolus protocol for adults (PDF 270KB) — document to assist with health service protocol development.
- Perinatal Anaemia and Iron Infusion (PDF 339KB) - South Australian Perinatal Practice Guideline to inform diagnosis and management of perinatal anaemia.
- About CPC — frequently asked questions
- Adult CPC — Iron Deficiency with or without anaemia
For further information please see our Blood Management page or refer to our BloodSafe page for staff contacts.