Deferoxamine
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Desferal?
Brand Names: Canada:
Desferal?;PMS-Deferoxamine
Uses
- It is used to get rid of iron when too much is in the body.
- It is used to get rid of aluminum from the body in long-term kidney disease.
- Deferoxamine binds to iron and gets rid of it from the body.
- It binds to aluminum and gets rid of it from the body
Dosing
How to take
- It is given as a shot into a muscle, vein, or into the fatty part of the skin.
- It is given as an infusion into a vein over a period of time.
- It is given as an infusion under the skin over a period of time.
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