Open, monocentric, comparative cross-over study to compare the rate and the extent of iron absorption after a single oral dose of (A) IBSA Iron orodispersible film vs (B) SiderAL® FORTE capsules in healthy women aged 18 to 55 years.~IBSA Iron is a food supplement based on ferric pyrophosphate and folic acid in orodispersible film.~SiderAL® FORTE is a preparation based on ferric pyrophosphate and Vit.C in capsules.~Each subject will be observed for two consecutive days (phase I, day -1 and day 0) and after a 7-day washout (phase II) for an additional two consecutive days (day -1 and day 0). Half of the enrolled subjects will take A in phase I and B in phase II; the remaining half of the enrolled subjects will take B in phase I and A in phase II.~In the two days (day -1 and day 0) of both phases, peripheral blood samples will be taken and the defined parameters, indicative of blood iron levels, will be measured.~The primary endpoint is the AUC0-t, Tmax and Cmax of serum iron. The secondary endpoints are the standard parameters indicative of blood iron levels.
Open, monocentric, comparative, cross-over study to evaluate the rate and the extent of iron absorption after a single oral dose of (A) IBSA Iron orodispersible film vs (B) SiderAL® FORTE capsules in healthy women aged 18 to 55 years.