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hi all, I have very low ferritin and need to supplement iron. Do I need to take my carbimazole away from iron or it doesn’t matter?

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Iron blocks or reduces the absorption of practically everything. So I would suggest taking the iron and carbimazole separately by at least four hours.

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Ok thank you , I will do it from tomorrow 🙈

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