11/08/2026
Can confirm something we were already hearing about 6 years ago in our Update in Under 30 episode on IV Fe - Ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) is bad to the bone ☠️
Independent of your age, s*x, renal health or baseline BMD! And the risk is not restricted to those who experience hypophosphataemia! And yes it is the most common form in use in Australia & around the world!
We should be discouraging its use and all IV administration unless truly indicated. Do you know how often it is actually indicated? Less. Far less than it is being recommended.
Yet another potent illustration of how form determine function and dose delivers the medicine/poison - all our Nutrient Prescriber teachings! The research by Wagner et al is extremely sophisticated - composed of 2 different human studies along with animal and in vitro evidence,
Well worth the read 🔗https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/148/1/15/567279/Ferric-carboxymaltose-increases-fracture-risk-in
HealthEd - if you can access did a great editorial on this