Nova Scotia Health Authority. Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Ambulatory Care (ABC).
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
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- 1876
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If you do not have enough iron in your blood, your red blood cells will not have enough hemoglobin. Hemoglobin carries oxygen throughout your body. When you do not have enough hemoglobin, your body may have trouble getting enough oxygen. This may cause you to feel tired or short of breath. This is called anemia. Iron sucrose (VenoferĀ®) is an injectable (given by a needle in your arm) form of iron that helps your body make hemoglobin. This pamphlet explains how to take VenoferĀ®, possible side ef…