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Ferriprox(deferiprone)

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 diseases	D006425
hereditary congenital and neonatal diseases and abnormalities	D009358
nutritional and metabolic diseases	D009750

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Deferiprone, Ferriprox (discontinued: Ferriprox)

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Deferiprone

Tradename	Company	Number	Date	Products
FERRIPROX	Chiesi Farmaceutici	N-021825 RX	2011-10-14	2 products, RLD
FERRIPROX	Chiesi Farmaceutici	N-208030 RX	2015-09-09	1 products, RLD, RS
FERRIPROX	Chiesi Farmaceutici	N-212269 RX	2020-05-19	1 products, RLD, RS

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Brand Name	Status	Last Update
deferiprone	ANDA	2025-05-28
ferriprox	New Drug Application	2025-05-22

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Indication	Ontology	MeSH	ICD-10
iron overload	—	D019190	—

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Expiration	Code
DEFERIPRONE, FERRIPROX, CHIESI
2028-04-30	ODE-417, ODE-418, ODE-419, ODE-420, ODE-421
2024-04-30	I-859

Patent Expiration

Patent	Expires	Flag	FDA Information
Deferiprone, Ferriprox, Chiesi
10780055	2038-10-25	DP	U-3083
10940115	2038-10-25	DP	U-3083
10940116	2038-10-25	DP
11357731	2038-10-25		U-3083
11458103	2038-10-25	DP
11723874	2038-10-25		U-3083
8703156	2029-10-26	DP	U-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

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2563 clinical trials

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Indications Phases 4

Indication	MeSH	Ontology	ICD-10	Ph 1	Ph 2	Ph 3	Ph 4	Other	Total
Non-small-cell lung carcinoma	D002289	—	—	173	284	128	3	82	582
Neoplasms	D009369	—	C80	272	187	15	3	41	407
Lung neoplasms	D008175	—	C34.90	88	150	45	1	63	307
Carcinoma	D002277	—	C80.0	66	152	32	1	42	252
Melanoma	D008545	—	—	92	88	8	3	18	164
Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck	D000077195	—	—	50	85	21	1	12	138
Hepatocellular carcinoma	D006528	—	C22.0	37	57	12	2	30	121
Liver neoplasms	D008113	EFO_1001513	C22.0	29	44	13	1	30	107
Uterine cervical neoplasms	D002583	—	—	27	38	18	5	13	88
Papillomavirus infections	D030361	—	—	4	16	48	8	9	85

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Indications Phases 3

Indication	MeSH	Ontology	ICD-10	Ph 1	Ph 2	Ph 3	Ph 4	Other	Total
Breast neoplasms	D001943	EFO_0003869	C50	59	74	20	—	17	144
Triple negative breast neoplasms	D064726	—	—	42	55	19	—	4	102
Neoplasm metastasis	D009362	EFO_0009708	—	54	47	14	—	4	95
Colorectal neoplasms	D015179	—	—	47	48	6	—	8	93
Renal cell carcinoma	D002292	EFO_0000376	—	44	47	13	—	6	88
Squamous cell carcinoma	D002294	—	—	29	56	10	—	10	86
Stomach neoplasms	D013274	EFO_0003897	C16	27	46	14	—	16	82
Small cell lung carcinoma	D055752	—	—	30	45	9	—	11	82
Head and neck neoplasms	D006258	—	—	32	37	10	—	7	66
Lymphoma	D008223	—	C85.9	32	37	4	—	3	64

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Indications Phases 2

Indication	MeSH	Ontology	ICD-10	Ph 1	Ph 2	Ph 3	Ph 4	Other	Total
Sarcoma	D012509	—	—	13	19	—	—	2	27
Cutaneous malignant melanoma	D000096142	—	—	13	11	—	—	—	19
Wounds and injuries	D014947	—	T14.8	—	1	—	—	16	17
Syndrome	D013577	—	—	4	8	—	—	3	15
Skin neoplasms	D012878	EFO_0004198	C44	7	6	—	—	—	11
Neuroendocrine tumors	D018358	EFO_1001901	D3A.8	2	7	—	—	2	10
Gastrointestinal neoplasms	D005770	—	C26.9	3	5	—	—	4	10
T-cell lymphoma	D016399	—	—	5	6	—	—	1	9
Myelodysplastic syndromes	D009190	—	D46	5	4	—	—	—	9
Neoadjuvant therapy	D020360	—	—	1	5	—	—	2	8

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Indications Phases 1

Indication	MeSH	Ontology	ICD-10	Ph 1	Ph 2	Ph 3	Ph 4	Other	Total
Inflammation	D007249	MP_0001845	—	1	—	—	—	4	5
Neuroblastoma	D009447	EFO_0000621	—	2	—	—	—	3	5
Ureteral neoplasms	D014516	EFO_0003844	C66	3	—	—	—	—	3
Pleural effusion	D010996	—	J90	1	—	—	—	2	3
Pelvic neoplasms	D010386	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	2
Chordoma	D002817	EFO_0000334	—	1	—	—	—	1	2
Acute disease	D000208	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	2
Disease progression	D018450	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	2
Ascites	D001201	—	R18	1	—	—	—	1	2
Malignant pleural effusion	D016066	—	J91.0	1	—	—	—	1	2

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Indications Without Phase

Indication	MeSH	Ontology	ICD-10	Ph 1	Ph 2	Ph 3	Ph 4	Other	Total
Traumatic brain injuries	D000070642	—	S06	—	—	—	—	11	11
Spinal cord injuries	D013119	EFO_1001919	—	—	—	—	—	11	11
Brain injuries	D001930	—	S06.9	—	—	—	—	10	10
Pain	D010146	EFO_0003843	R52	—	—	—	—	8	8
Osteoporosis	D010024	EFO_0003882	M81.0	—	—	—	—	8	8
Hernia	D006547	—	K40-K46	—	—	—	—	7	7
Brain concussion	D001924	—	S06.0	—	—	—	—	5	5
Inguinal hernia	D006552	HP_0000023	K40	—	—	—	—	4	4
Intervertebral disc displacement	D007405	EFO_1001800	—	—	—	—	—	4	4
Pregnancy	D011247	EFO_0002950	Z33.1	—	—	—	—	4	4

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Drug common name	Deferiprone
INN	deferiprone
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