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Iron overload: Which Medications Are Safest? (28 Drugs Compared)

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28 medications are used for Iron overload, with 3,197 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Iron overload are DEFERASIROX and DEFEROXAMINE.

3,197
Total Reports
28
Drugs Used

All Medications for Iron overload Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DEFERASIROX Deferasirox 2,712 2,661 4,008 23.5%
DEFEROXAMINE Desferal 167 152 314 18.1%
DEFERIPRONE FERRIPROX 164 287 923 11.5%
EXJADE - 146 76 92 23.9%
EXJADE NOVARTIS - 31 14 5 30.4%
ICL670A - 24 19 34 35.8%
DEFEROXAMINE\DEFEROXAMINE - 17 17 27 17.7%
DESFERAL - 6 5 6 31.3%

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Most Reported Drugs for Iron overload

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