deferoxamine
Also known as DFOM, DFOA, Deferrioxamine, Desferrioxamine, DFO, Deferrioxamine b, Deferoxamin, Deferoxamina
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.
Key facts
- Drug.IUPAC_name
- N'-{5-[Acetyl(hydroxy)amino]pentyl}-N-[5-({4-[(5-aminopentyl)(hydroxy)amino]-4-oxobutanoyl}amino)pentyl]-N-hydroxysuccinamide
- Drug.image
- Deferoxamine-2D-skeletal.png
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.image2
- Deferoxamine-3D-vdW.png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.caption
- Skeletal formula and spacefill model of deferoxamine
- Drug.tradename
- Desferal
- Drug.pregnancy_US
- C
- Drug.elimination_half life
- 6 hours
- Drug.CAS_number
- 70-51-9
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- V03
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- AC01
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Adverse effects
- Mechanism
- Research
- See also
- References
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