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Iron Chelating Activity [MoA]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 3 Drugs

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Iron Chelating Activity [MoA] includes 3 drugs with a combined 14,648 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

3
Drugs in Class
14,648
Combined Reports

All Iron Chelating Activity [MoA] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
DEFERASIROX Deferasirox 11,322 2,661 4,008 23.5%
DEFERIPRONE FERRIPROX 2,487 287 923 11.5%
DEFEROXAMINE Desferal 839 152 314 18.1%

Common Side Effects in Iron Chelating Activity [MoA] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Death 1,844 1,830
Diarrhoea 1,124 93
Off label use 1,105 124
Serum ferritin increased 851 127
Nausea 774 70
Sickle cell anaemia with crisis 748 12
Pyrexia 726 134
Haemoglobin decreased 722 118
Malaise 688 109
Vomiting 678 62
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