Blaud's pill

Blaud's pill

Ferrous carbonate pill, a hematinic agent attributed to French physician Pierre Blaud (1774–1858), once used to treat iron deficiency anaemia; ferrous sulphate is the currently preferred agent for iron deficiency.
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