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The first '''iron pills''' were commonly known as '''Blaud's pills''',<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/blaud's%20pill</ref> which were named after [[P. Blaud of Beaucaire]], the French physician who introduced and started the use of these medications as a treatment for patients with [[anemia]].<ref name=TMHP>{{cite-TMHP|''P. Blaud of Beaucaire'', ''Blaud's Pills for Anemia'', ''Iron pills'', ''Iron''}}, page 435.</ref>