Iron supplement may reduce cough linked with ACE inhibitors

Iron supplements may be a simple remedy for the common dry cough associated with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drugs, a study has reported in Hypertension (August 2001;38:166), the journal of the American Heart Association. “Dry cough is the most often reported and troublesome complication associated with [the use of these drugs],” said one of the study's authors, Dr Kyung Pyo …