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Deferoxamine (Desferal) Summary

Description: Natural product isolated from Streptomyces pilosus. It forms iron complexes and is used as a chelating agent, particularly in the mesylate form.

Also Known As: Desferal; Desferrioxamine; Deferoxamine B; Deferoxamine Mesilate; Deferoxamine Mesylate Show All >>

Networked: 2139 relevant articles (160 outcomes, 266 trials/studies) for this Drug

Key Diseases for which Deferoxamine is Relevant

  1. Iron Overload : 36 outcomes 37 studies in 393 results
  2. Ischemia : 17 outcomes 13 studies in 88 results
  3. beta-Thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia) : 15 outcomes 41 studies in 214 results
  4. Thalassemia : 10 outcomes 8 studies in 92 results
  5. Reperfusion Injury : 9 outcomes 11 studies in 51 results
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Drugs Related to Deferoxamine

  1. Iron
  2. deferiprone (CP20)
  3. deferasirox
  4. Chelating Agents
  5. Aluminum
  6. Allopurinol (Remid)
  7. Acetylcysteine (Siran)
  8. Ferritins (Ferritin)
  9. Oxygen
  10. Bleomycin (Blenoxane)
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Therapies Related to Deferoxamine

  1. Chelation Therapy (Therapy, Chelation)
  2. Injections
  3. Blood Transfusion (Blood Transfusions)
  4. Renal Dialysis (Hemodialysis)
  5. Ligation
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