Deferoxamine
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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Deferoxamine, Desferal (discontinued: Deferoxamine, Desferal)
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Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| deferoxamine | ANDA | 2025-03-20 |
| deferoxamine mesylate | ANDA | 2025-09-17 |
| desferal | New Drug Application | 2025-06-17 |
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Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bone diseases | — | D001847 | M89.9 |
| corneal diseases | — | D003316 | H18.9 |
| hemochromatosis | EFO_1000642 | D006432 | E83.11 |
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Code | Description |
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| J0895 | Injection, deferoxamine mesylate, 500 mg |
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Thalassemia | D013789 | EFO_1001996 | D56 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Beta-thalassemia | D017086 | Orphanet_848 | D56.1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Sickle cell anemia | D000755 | EFO_0000697 | D57 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Hemochromatosis | D006432 | EFO_1000642 | E83.11 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Hemosiderosis | D006486 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Indications Phases 3
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Iron overload | D019190 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | 10 |
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Myelodysplastic syndromes | D009190 | — | D46 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hemolytic anemia | D000743 | — | D55-D59 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Anemia | D000740 | EFO_0004272 | D64.9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Aplastic anemia | D000741 | — | D61.9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Preleukemia | D011289 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Syndrome | D013577 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diamond-blackfan anemia | D029503 | EFO_0004130 | D61.01 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fanconi anemia | D005199 | Orphanet_84 | D61.03 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fanconi syndrome | D005198 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
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| Drug common name | Deferoxamine |
| INN | deferoxamine |
| 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.
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| Classification | Small molecule |
| Drug class | — |
| Image (chem structure or protein) |  |
| Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | CC(=O)N(O)CCCCCNC(=O)CCC(=O)N(O)CCCCCNC(=O)CCC(=O)N(O)CCCCCN |
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| PDB | — |
| CAS-ID | 70-51-9 |
| RxCUI | — |
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL556 |
| ChEBI ID | 4356 |
| PubChem CID | 2973 |
| DrugBank | DB00746 |
| UNII ID | J06Y7MXW4D (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
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