deferoxamine
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[de″fer-oks´ah-mēn]an iron-chelating agent isolated from Streptomyces pilosus, used as an antidote in iron poisoning.
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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.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
deferoxamine
A chelating agent used to treat iron compound poisoning. The drug is on the WHO official list.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005