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Experts Urge Stronger Regulations on Misleading Iron Supplements

12/7/2025

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Dr. Geraldine Moses and senior physician Martin warn that kidney failure patients use iron supplements with 5 mg of iron or less, marketed as effective, and failing to address iron deficiency or anemia.
They advocate clearer prescriptions from doctors and stronger regulatory oversight of supplements.
They criticize the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for permitting misleading low-dose claims.
The TGA currently has no plans to tighten regulations on these supplements.

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Dr. Geraldine Moses and senior physician Martin warn that kidney failure patients use iron supplements with 5 mg of iron or less, marketed as effective, and failing to address iron deficiency or anemia.
They advocate clearer prescriptions from doctors and stronger regulatory oversight of supplements.
They criticize the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for permitting misleading low-dose claims.
The TGA currently has no plans to tighten regulations on these supplements.