How confident are you in correcting iron deficiency?

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* 1. Do you follow the Gastroenterological Society of Australia guidelines for
investigating patients with iron deficiency?

Yes

Don't know

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* 2. Serum ferritin is the most sensitive and specific test for evaluating a
patient’s iron stores.

True

False

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* 3. When focusing on diet, do you advise your iron deficient patients to:

(Select all that apply)

Eat red meat

Consume leafy green vegetables

Exercise more

Don’t drink tea with meals

Limit milk intake

Eat lots of foods rich in vitamin C

Consume more olive oil

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* 4. When prescribing iron supplementation for uncomplicated cases, what are your primary considerations?

(Answer on a scale of 1-6 with 1 being most important and 6 being least important)

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* 5. What are the most frequently reported side-effects from iron supplementation in your patient cohort?

(Answer on a scale of 1-6 with 1 being the most common and 6 being the least common)

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* 6. In your experience, what is the best way to improve compliance to taking therapeutic oral iron supplements?

(Answer on a scale of 1-3 with 1 being the most likely and 3 the least likely)

	1 being the most likely	2	3 the least likely
Suggest taking with food	Suggest taking with food 1 being the most likely	Suggest taking with food 2	Suggest taking with food 3 the least likely
Recommend sustained-release preparations	Recommend sustained-release preparations 1 being the most likely	Recommend sustained-release preparations 2	Recommend sustained-release preparations 3 the least likely
Prescribe liquid over tablets	Prescribe liquid over tablets 1 being the most likely	Prescribe liquid over tablets 2	Prescribe liquid over tablets 3 the least likely

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* 7. In your opinion how important is concurrent administration of ascorbic acid with iron supplementation?

(Choose one)

Very important

Moderately important

Not important

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* 8. Which oral iron formulation do you prefer:

(Choose one of the following)

Ferrous fumarate (Ferro-tab, Ferro-f-tab)

Ferrous sulphate (Ferro-Gradumet, Ferro-Grad C, Fefol, FGF)

Iron polymaltose (Maltofer tablets/syrup)

I don’t have a preference

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* 9. If you answered iron polymaltose in Q8, select the most likely reason for
your prescribing preference.

(Choose one of the following)

Tolerability

Cost

Efficacy

Relationship with the local rep

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* 10. What is the duration that you typically recommend for iron supplementation?

(Choose one)

1 month

2 months

2-3 months

3-6 months

12 months

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How confident are you in correcting iron deficiency?

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* 1. Do you follow the Gastroenterological Society of Australia guidelines for investigating patients with iron deficiency?

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* 2. Serum ferritin is the most sensitive and specific test for evaluating a patient’s iron stores.

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* 3. When focusing on diet, do you advise your iron deficient patients to:(Select all that apply)

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* 4. When prescribing iron supplementation for uncomplicated cases, what are your primary considerations?(Answer on a scale of 1-6 with 1 being most important and 6 being least important)

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* 5. What are the most frequently reported side-effects from iron supplementation in your patient cohort?(Answer on a scale of 1-6 with 1 being the most common and 6 being the least common)

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* 6. In your experience, what is the best way to improve compliance to taking therapeutic oral iron supplements?(Answer on a scale of 1-3 with 1 being the most likely and 3 the least likely)

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* 7. In your opinion how important is concurrent administration of ascorbic acid with iron supplementation?(Choose one)

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* 8. Which oral iron formulation do you prefer:(Choose one of the following)

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* 9. If you answered iron polymaltose in Q8, select the most likely reason for your prescribing preference.(Choose one of the following)

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* 10. What is the duration that you typically recommend for iron supplementation?(Choose one)

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* 11. Enter your details below for your chance to win

* 1. Do you follow the Gastroenterological Society of Australia guidelines for
investigating patients with iron deficiency?

* 2. Serum ferritin is the most sensitive and specific test for evaluating a
patient’s iron stores.

* 3. When focusing on diet, do you advise your iron deficient patients to:

(Select all that apply)

* 4. When prescribing iron supplementation for uncomplicated cases, what are your primary considerations?

(Answer on a scale of 1-6 with 1 being most important and 6 being least important)

* 5. What are the most frequently reported side-effects from iron supplementation in your patient cohort?

(Answer on a scale of 1-6 with 1 being the most common and 6 being the least common)

* 6. In your experience, what is the best way to improve compliance to taking therapeutic oral iron supplements?

(Answer on a scale of 1-3 with 1 being the most likely and 3 the least likely)

* 7. In your opinion how important is concurrent administration of ascorbic acid with iron supplementation?

(Choose one)

* 8. Which oral iron formulation do you prefer:

(Choose one of the following)

* 9. If you answered iron polymaltose in Q8, select the most likely reason for
your prescribing preference.

(Choose one of the following)

* 10. What is the duration that you typically recommend for iron supplementation?

(Choose one)