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Ferriprox(deferiprone)
Ferriprox (deferiprone) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Deferiprone was first approved as Ferriprox on 1999-08-25. It is used to treat iron overload in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat beta-thalassemia and iron overload.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
hemic and lymphatic diseasesD006425
hereditary congenital and neonatal diseases and abnormalitiesD009358
nutritional and metabolic diseasesD009750
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Ferriprox (generic drugs available since 2019-02-08)
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Deferiprone
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
FERRIPROXChiesi FarmaceuticiN-021825 RX2011-10-14
2 products, RLD
FERRIPROXChiesi FarmaceuticiN-208030 RX2015-09-09
1 products, RLD, RS
FERRIPROXChiesi FarmaceuticiN-212269 RX2020-05-19
1 products, RLD, RS
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FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
deferiproneANDA2022-08-12
ferriproxNew Drug Application2021-11-05
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
iron overload—D019190—
Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
Expiration
Code
DEFERIPRONE, FERRIPROX, CHIESI
2028-04-30ODE-417, ODE-418, ODE-419, ODE-420, ODE-421
2024-04-30I-859
Patent Expiration
Patent
Expires
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FDA Information
Deferiprone, Ferriprox, Chiesi
107800552038-10-25DPU-3083
109401152038-10-25DPU-3083
109401162038-10-25DP
113577312038-10-25U-3083
114581032038-10-25DP
87031562029-10-26DPU-3083
ATC Codes
V: Various drug classes in atc
— V03: All other therapeutic products
— V03A: All other therapeutic products
— V03AC: Iron chelating agents
— V03AC02: Deferiprone
HCPCS
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Clinical
Clinical Trials
57 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Iron overloadD019190—524314
Beta-thalassemiaD017086Orphanet_848D56.1—434311
Sickle cell anemiaD000755EFO_0000697D571112—4
HemosiderosisD006486—111—2
Renal insufficiencyD051437HP_0000083N19———1—1
Hepatic insufficiencyD048550———1—1
CardiomyopathiesD009202EFO_0000318I42———1—1
Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Parkinson diseaseD010300EFO_0002508G20—41—15
Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegenerationD006211G23.0——2—13
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisD000690EFO_0000253G12.21—21—13
HemochromatosisD006432EFO_1000642E83.11—11——2
Diabetes mellitusD003920EFO_0000400E08-E13—11——1
Peptic ulcerD010437HP_0004398K27—11——1
Iron metabolism disordersD019189E83.1—11——1
Sensorineural hearing lossD006319HP_0000407H90.5—11——1
Optic atrophyD009896H47.2—11——1
Acute kidney injuryD058186HP_0001919N17——1——1
Indications Phases 2
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
ThalassemiaD013789EFO_1001996D5611——23
Cognitive dysfunctionD060825G31.8411———2
Friedreich ataxiaD005621Orphanet_95G11.1112———2
DementiaD003704F0311———1
Alzheimer diseaseD000544EFO_0000249F03—1———1
Myelodysplastic syndromesD009190D46—1———1
Neurodegenerative diseasesD019636EFO_0005772G31.9—1———1
Cardiovascular diseasesD002318EFO_0000319I98—1———1
Heart diseasesD006331EFO_0003777I51.9—1———1
StrokeD020521EFO_0000712I63.9—1———1
Indications Phases 1
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Healthy volunteers/patients—4————4
Therapeutic equivalencyD0138101————1
Asymptomatic infectionsD0583451————1
Hiv infectionsD015658EFO_0000764B201————1
Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Pulmonary hypertensionD006976EFO_0001361I27.20————11
Hematologic diseasesD006402EFO_0005803D75.9————11
OsteoporosisD010024EFO_0003882M81.0————11
Oxidative stressD018384EFO_1001905————11
Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common nameDEFERIPRONE
INNdeferiprone
Description
Deferiprone is a member of the class of 4-pyridones that is pyridin-4(1H)-one substituted at positions 1 and 2 by methyl groups and at position 3 by a hydroxy group. A lipid-soluble iron-chelator used for treatment of thalassaemia. It has a role as an iron chelator and a protective agent.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug class—
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
Cc1c(O)c(=O)ccn1C
Identifiers
PDB—
CAS-ID30652-11-0
RxCUI11645
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL70927
ChEBI ID68554
PubChem CID2972
DrugBankDB08826
UNII ID2BTY8KH53L (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
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Alternate
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Variants
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Trends
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Safety
Black-box Warning
Black-box warning for: Deferiprone, Ferriprox
Adverse Events
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