This month we are dissecting an article from Sleep Medicine, the official journal of the World Sleep Society and International Pediatric Sleep Association – Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of ferric carboxymaltose in restless legs syndrome patients with iron deficiency anemia.

Treatment guidelines for Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) advocate for using iron therapy when peripheral iron levels are low, however, they don’t address treatment with concomitant iron deficiency anemia. Join us for this month’s Journal Club as we evaluate iron studies and recommend appropriate oral/parenteral iron dose and frequency for RLS.

Upon successful completion of this application-based course, participants should be able to:
1. Evaluate the clinical and statistical significance of a study examining the use of Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM) in patients with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) and concomitant Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
2. Determine appropriate laboratory tests (iron indices) which may be used to identify patients with IDA and RLS who are candidates for a trial of FCM administration
3. Use a validated scale to assess patient response to FCM when used to treat RLS + IDA
4. Create a treatment regimen for a patient with RLS + IDA using FCM 

Justin Hooper, RPh, PharmD, BCPS
Corporate Director
CHRISTUS Health
Justin Hooper reports that he is a Clinical Advisory Board member for HealthTrust Purchasing Group.

ARTICLE: Bae H, Cho YW, Kim KT, Allen RP, Earley CJ. Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of ferric carboxymaltose in restless legs syndrome patients with iron deficiency anemia. Sleep Med. 2021 Aug;84:179-186. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.05.036. Epub 2021 Jun 20. PMID: 34157632.

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