“…The absolute iron absorption figures (expressed in mg) for both preparations are shown in Table 1 Slow release iron preparations have been the subject of both critical and favourable reports in relation to clinical effectiveness (Beutler & Meerkreebs, 1966;Callender, 1969) and iron absorption (Bothwell et al, 1958;Parker et al, 1972). This study has compared iron absorption from ferrous sulphate tablets B.P.…”