| Drug Name: | Deferoxamine |
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| Drug Class: | Iron chelator |
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| Mechanism of Action: | - Binds to iron and forms a stable complex that is excreted in the urine
- Reduces the toxicity of excess iron in the body
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| Use: | - Treatment of acute iron poisoning
- Treatment of chronic iron overload in patients receiving repeated blood transfusions
- Treatment of aluminum toxicity in patients with renal failure
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| Side Effects: | - Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Hypotension
- Allergic reactions
- Visual and auditory disturbances
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| Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to deferoxamine
- Severe renal impairment
- Pregnancy
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| Specialty: | - Hematology
- Nephrology
- Toxicology
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