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Anemic girlfriend forgot iron pills many days in a row. should we go to the doctor?

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No: Correcting iron deficiency will take a while, so missing a number of days in a row won't cause her harm. She should start them back up and continue to take them until instructed to stop by doc.

Answered 2/10/2013

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