Products In many countries, various multivitamin preparations are on the market in the form of tablets and capsules that are specifically adapted to the needs of pregnant women. While some are approved as medicines and are covered by basic insurance, others are sold as dietary supplements and are not mandatorily covered by insurance. A selection: … Multivitamin Supplements in Pregnancy
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)
Products Deferiprone is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets (Ferriprox, generic). It was approved in many countries in 2001. Structure and properties Deferiprone, or 3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethylpyridin-4-one (C7H9NO2, Mr = 139.2 g/mol) is a methylated and hydroxylated pyridinone derivative. It belongs to the α-ketohydroxypyridones. Deferiprone exists as a white to pink crystalline powder that is … Deferiprone
