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deferoxamine
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deferoxamine /de·fer·ox·amine/ (dĕ″fer-oks´ah-mēn) an iron-chelating agent isolated from Streptomyces pilosus; used as the mesylate salt as an antidote in iron poisoning.
deferoxamine [de″fer-oks´ah-mēn]
an iron-chelating agent isolated from Streptomyces pilosus, used as an antidote in iron poisoning.
deferoxamine, desferrioxamine
an iron chelating compound used as the mesylate to treat iron poisoning.
deferoxamine
Deferoxamine mesylate Hematology A trihydroxamic acid produced by Streptomyces pilosus that ↑ urinary iron excretion; it is the only FDA-approved iron-chelating agent for clinical use; early use of deferoxamine in thalassemia major ↓ transfusion-related iron overload and protects against DM, cardiac disease, early death. See Hemochromatosis.
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In treatment group 3, birds were treated with deferoxamine mesylate (100 mg/kg SC q24h; Desferal, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp, East Hanover, N J, USA) in addition to the low-iron diet.
A comparison of four regimens for treatment of iron storage disease ... by Olsen, Geoffrey P.; Russell, Karen E.; Dierenfeld, Ellen; Phalen, David N. / Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
On the two nights when Charlie doesn't need the drug, Desferal, pumped into his stomach, he gets really excited," says Jayson.
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He had also received weekly Desferal treatment over the previous 1.
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