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Deferoxamine
A natural iron chelator, derived from a substance isolated in 1960 from the bacterium Streptomyces pilosus; it has been used since the 1960s for iron poisoning and iron overload, for example in thalassaemia. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities, labelled standards and other impurities.
Did you know?The captured iron is excreted in the urine, which can turn an orange-red colour known as 'vin rosé': it is not a side effect, but the sign that iron is leaving the body.
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EDQM standards 3
The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.
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