Jean-Pierre or Pierre Blaud (1773/1774, Nîmes – 8 May 1859, Beaucaire),[1][2][3] often seen as P. Blaud of/de Beaucaire[4][5] was a French doctor of medicine who in 1832[6] introduced and started the use of Blaud's pills or iron pills as a medication for patients with anemia.[7] Blaud of Beaucaire was one of the leading physicians at the Hospital of Beaucaire (l'Hospital de Beaucaire) in France.[8][9]