DEFEROXAMINE (DESFERAL)

Deferoxamine (Desferal); Antidote - Iron, Chelator; Inj: 500 mg; Acute Iron Intoxication: 15 mg/kg/hr IV (max 6 gm/day) or 50 mg/kg/dose IM q6h
(max 6gm/day)
Chronic Iron Overload: 15 mg/kg/hr continuous IV infusion x 48-72 hr (max 12 gm/day) or 20-50 mg/kg/day SC over 8-12h using an infusion pump
(max 2 gm/day)
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