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DEFERASIROX for Chelation therapy: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 136 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where DEFERASIROX was used for Chelation therapy.

Most Reported Side Effects for DEFERASIROX

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Death 1,583 14.0% 1,569 158
Diarrhoea 993 8.8% 85 352
Serum ferritin increased 732 6.5% 112 318
Haemoglobin decreased 615 5.4% 109 385
Pyrexia 607 5.4% 122 465
Malaise 605 5.3% 99 323
Nausea 603 5.3% 62 247
Sickle cell anaemia with crisis 570 5.0% 11 479
Vomiting 520 4.6% 52 300
Pneumonia 494 4.4% 152 384
Fatigue 438 3.9% 67 216
Abdominal pain 433 3.8% 22 223
Pain 380 3.4% 39 278
Platelet count decreased 353 3.1% 111 190
Abdominal pain upper 345 3.1% 29 144

Other Indications for DEFERASIROX

Iron overload (2,712) Product used for unknown indication (2,372) Myelodysplastic syndrome (1,445) Sickle cell anaemia (883) Thalassaemia (560) Haemochromatosis (502) Thalassaemia beta (385) Sickle cell disease (306) Aplastic anaemia (277) Iron metabolism disorder (195)

Other Drugs Used for Chelation therapy

DEFEROXAMINE (35) DEFERIPRONE (29) DEFEROXAMINE\DEFEROXAMINE (11) ACETYLCYSTEINE (5)

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