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Non-heme iron not absorbed when using Omeprazole Achlorhydria refers to states where the production of gastric acid in the stomach is absent or low and impairs protein digestion by inhibiting the activation of the enzyme pepsin, whose activation is dependent upon a low gastric pH.

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Non-heme iron not absorbed when using

Omeprazole

Achlorhydria refers to states where the production of gastric acid in the stomach is absent or low and impairs protein digestion by inhibiting the activation of the enzyme pepsin, whose activation is dependent upon a low gastric pH.

Non-heme iron not absorbed when using

Omeprazole

As acid facilitates non-haem iron absorption, about 25% of achlorhydric patients develop iron-deficiency anaemia.

Because gastric acid releases Fe3+ from food and reduces it to ferrous iron (Fe2+), achlorhydria reduces iron absorption.

Omeprazole is an acid-reducer that is used to treat acid reflux and stomach ulcers and is taken by iron-deficient individuals as part of the treatment for upper GI tract disorders that may or may not have been the primary cause of their anemia.

WHAT IS OMEPRAZOLE?

WHAT HAPPENS?

Lack of enough stomach acid caused by chronic use of Omeprazole can affect the absorption of nutrients such as iron from foods.

Patients taking Omeprazole for chronic stomach disorders may require iron injections to prevent iron deficiency anemia.

OPTIFER® WORKS IN ACHLORHYDRIA

UNLIKE HEME IRON, NONHEME IRON DEPENDS ON A LOW GASTRIC PH TO FORM SOLUBLE BIVALENT FERROUS IRON FOR ABSORPTION IN THE DUODENUM. UNLESS IT IS CONVERTED TO THIS STATE, IT CANNOT BE ABSORBED.

CLEAR BENEFITS

OPTIFER® IS NATURAL, NON-SYNTHETIC.

OPTIFER® HAS GOOD EFFECT IN IRON DEPLETION AND NO SIDE-EFFECTS, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN CHRONIC SITUATIONS.

THE EFFECT AND TOLERANCE WILL NOT CHANGE OVER TIME.

OPTIFER® IS SAFE

HEME IRON HAS BEEN USED IN LARGE SCALE IN SCANDINAVIA FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS.

NO SERIOUS SIDE-EFFECTS OR POISONINGS HAVE EVER BEEN REPORTED.

OPTIFER® IS PRICEWORTHY

HEME IRON THERAPY IS REASONABLY PRICED AND MUCH LOWER THAN FOR INSTANCE INTRAVENOUS THERAPY IN CHRONIC CASES.

SIDE-EFFECTS WILL NOT RUIN THE THERAPY. HEME IRON THERAPY HAS A MUCH HIGHER SUCCESS RATE DUE TO TOLERANCE THAN NON-HEME IRON THERAPY.

About MediTec Group AB, Division FerroCare

SWEDISH COMPANY MEDITEC GROUP AB IN ITS DIVISION FERROCARE HAS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO REACH PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM IRON DEFICIENCY, BUT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH EXISTING SUPPLEMENTS.IRON DEFICIENCY IS EASILY CORRECTED USING PRODUCTS FROM THE OPTIFER® SERIES

OptiFer® tablets are based on natural bovine heme iron and will safely and

efficiently keep iron counts at an optimal level

www.meditec.se/FerroCare.html www.hemeiron.com