Effects
Iron chelators form complexes with iron ions and deliver them to excretion as a complex.
Indications
- Chronic iron overload
- T.T. chronic aluminum overload
- Acute iron poisoning
- Hemosiderosis (iron deposition in the form of hemosiderin).
Agents
- Deferoxamine (Desferal)
- Deferiprone (Ferriprox)
- Deferasirox (Exjade)
