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Deferoxamine
Desferal (deferoxamine) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Deferoxamine was first approved as Desferal on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat bone diseases, corneal diseases, and hemochromatosis in the USA.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
musculoskeletal diseasesD009140
eye diseasesD005128
hereditary congenital and neonatal diseases and abnormalitiesD009358
nutritional and metabolic diseasesD009750
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Desferal (generic drugs available since 2004-03-17)
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Deferoxamine mesylate
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
DESFERALNovartisN-016267 RX1982-01-01
1 products, RLD, RS
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Labels
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Brand Name
Status
Last Update
deferoxamine mesylateANDA2023-03-01
desferalNew Drug Application2020-10-17
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
bone diseases—D001847M89.9
corneal diseases—D003316H18.9
hemochromatosisEFO_1000642D006432E83.11
Agency Specific
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EMA
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Patent Expiration
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ATC Codes
V: Various drug classes in atc
— V03: All other therapeutic products
— V03A: All other therapeutic products
— V03AC: Iron chelating agents
— V03AC01: Deferoxamine
HCPCS
Code
Description
J0895
Injection, deferoxamine mesylate, 500 mg
Clinical
Clinical Trials
44 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—612210
Beta-thalassemiaD017086Orphanet_848D56.1—32329
Sickle cell anemiaD000755EFO_0000697D5713—2—5
Covid-19D000086382U07.11111—3
HemosiderosisD006486—1—1—2
CardiomyopathiesD009202EFO_0000318I42———1—1
Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
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Total
HemochromatosisD006432EFO_1000642E83.11—21——3
Oxidative stressD018384EFO_1001905—11——1
Indications Phases 2
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
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ThalassemiaD013789EFO_1001996D5613——25
Cerebral hemorrhageD00254323———4
Subarachnoid hemorrhageD013345EFO_0000713I6022———3
Hematologic diseasesD006402EFO_0005803D75.9—1——12
Acute kidney injuryD058186HP_0001919N17—2———2
Hemolytic anemiaD000743D55-D59—1———1
Cardiovascular diseasesD002318EFO_0000319I98—1———1
Heart diseasesD006331EFO_0003777I51.9—1———1
Diabetic footD017719EFO_1001459—1———1
Ischemic strokeD000083242—1———1
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Indications Phases 1
Indication
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Ontology
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Hepatocellular carcinomaD006528C22.01————1
StrokeD020521EFO_0000712I63.91————1
Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Pulmonary hypertensionD006976EFO_0001361I27.20————11
OsteoporosisD010024EFO_0003882M81.0————11
Myelodysplastic syndromesD009190D46————11
Myeloid leukemia acuteD015470C92.0————11
Precursor cell lymphoblastic leukemia-lymphomaD054198C91.0————11
Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common nameDEFEROXAMINE
INNdeferoxamine
Description
Deferoxamine (DFOA), also known as desferrioxamine and sold under the brand name Desferal, is a medication that binds iron and aluminium. It is specifically used in iron overdose, hemochromatosis either due to multiple blood transfusions or an underlying genetic condition, and aluminium toxicity in people on dialysis. It is used by injection into a muscle, vein, or under the skin.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug class—
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
CC(=O)N(O)CCCCCNC(=O)CCC(=O)N(O)CCCCCNC(=O)CCC(=O)N(O)CCCCCN
Identifiers
PDB—
CAS-ID70-51-9
RxCUI3131
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL556
ChEBI ID4356
PubChem CID2973
DrugBankDB00746
UNII IDJ06Y7MXW4D (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
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Alternate
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Variants
Clinical Variant
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Financial
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Trends
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Safety
Black-box Warning
No Black-box warning
Adverse Events
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2,575 adverse events reported
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