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Deferasirox (Exjade): A New Iron Chelator
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Deferasirox (Exjade): A New Iron Chelator
April 24, 2006 (Issue: 1233)
Deferasirox (Exjade - Novartis), an oral chelating agent, recently received accelerated approval from the FDA as an orphan drug for oral treatment of chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions (transfusional hemosiderosis) in patients >2 years...more
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