The Deferiprone Drug Is Taken By Adults And Children With Thalassemia 3 Years And Older To Eliminate Excess Iron In The Body
Deferiprone is an FDA-approved drug used to treat transfusion-dependent thalassemia and a variety of other disorders. Dr. Kontoghiorghes synthesized deferiprone, a type of hydroxypyridinone iron chelator, in the early mid-1980s. Iron is required for the survival of nearly all species. When the body experiences primary iron overload (hemochromatosis) or secondary iron overload (transfusion-dependent […]