In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
In the US, Deferoxamine (deferoxamine systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: antidotes, chelating agents and is used to treat Iron Poisoning - Acute and Iron Poisoning - Chronic.
US matches:
- Deferoxamine
- Deferoxamine Injection
- Deferoxamine Mesylate
Scheme
Prop.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
V03AC01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000070-51-9
Chemical Formula
C25-H48-N6-O8
Molecular Weight
560
Therapeutic Category
Antidote: Chelating agent
Chemical Name
Butanediamide, N'-[5-[[4-[[5-(acetylhydroxyamino)pentyl]amino]-1,4-dioxobutyl]hydroxyamino]pentyl]-N-(5-aminopentyl)-N-hydroxy-
Foreign Names
- Deferoxaminum (Latin)
- Deferoxamin (German)
- Déferoxamine (French)
- Deferoxamina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Deferoxamina (OS: DCIT)
- Deferoxamine (OS: USAN)
- Déféroxamine (OS: DCF)
- Desferrioxamine (OS: BAN)
- Desferrin (IS)
- Desferroxiamin B (IS)
- DFOA (IS)
- Deferoxamine Hydrochloride (OS: USAN)
- Ba 29837 (IS)
- Deferoxamine Mesilate (OS: JAN)
- Deferoxamine Mesylate (OS: USAN)
- Desferrioxamine Mesilate (OS: BANM)
- Ba 33112 (IS)
- Deferoxamine methanesulfonate (IS)
- Desferrioxamine Mesilate (IS)
- DFOM (IS)
- Déféroxamine (mésilate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Deferoxamine Mesilate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, JP XV)
- Deferoxamine Mesylate (PH: USP 32)
- Deferoxamini mesilas (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Deferoxaminmesilat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Desferrioxamine Mesilate (PH: BP 2010)
Brand Names
- Desferal
Novartis, Ghana; Novartis, Guyana; Novartis, India; Novartis, Kenya; Novartis, Libya; Novartis, Nigeria; Novartis, Russian Federation; Novartis, Sudan; Novartis, Turkey; Novartis, Tanzania; Novartis, Zimbabwe
- Desféral
Novartis, Tunisia
- Deferoxamine mesylate
APP, United States
- Desferal
Novartis, Czech Republic
- Deferoxamine mesylate
Bedford, United States; Hospira, United States; Teva USA, United States; Watson, United States
- Deferoxamine-Teva
Biogal, Israel
- Desferal
EU-Pharma, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Novartis, Argentina; Novartis, Austria; Novartis, Australia; Novartis, Belgium; Novartis, Bulgaria; Novartis, Bahrain; Novartis, Brazil; Novartis, Canada; Novartis, Switzerland; Novartis, Chile; Novartis, China; Novartis, Colombia; Novartis, Germany; Novartis, Denmark; Novartis, Finland; Novartis, United Kingdom; Novartis, Greece; Novartis, Hong Kong; Novartis, Hungary; Novartis, Indonesia; Novartis, Ireland; Novartis, Israel; Novartis, Italy; Novartis, Japan; Novartis, Sri Lanka; Novartis, Luxembourg; Novartis, Malta; Novartis, Malaysia; Novartis, Netherlands; Novartis, Norway; Novartis, Oman; Novartis, Philippines; Novartis, Poland; Novartis, Portugal; Novartis, Romania; Novartis, Sweden; Novartis, Slovakia; Novartis, Thailand; Novartis, Taiwan; Novartis, United States; Novartis, Vietnam; Novartis, South Africa
- Desféral
Novartis, France
- Desferal (veterinary use)
Novartis Animal Health, United Kingdom
- Desferin
Novartis, Spain
- Desferrioxamine Mesilate
Hospira, Canada
- Desferrioxamine Mesylate DBL
Hospira, Australia; Hospira, New Zealand; Hospira, Singapore; Mayne, Hong Kong
- Talifer
Lemery, Sri Lanka
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
BAN | British Approved Name |
BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Prop.INN | Proposed International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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