Exjade is indicated for the treatment of chronic iron overload due to frequent blood transfusions (≥7 ml/kg/month of packed red blood cells) in patients with beta thalassaemia major aged six years and older. Exjade is also indicated for the treatment of chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions when deferoxamine therapy is contraindicated or inadequate in the following patient groups: in patients with beta thalassaemia major with iron overload due to frequent blood transfusions (≥7 ml/kg/month of packed red blood cells) aged two to five years; in patients with beta thalassaemia major with iron overload due to infrequent blood transfusions (<7 ml/kg/month of packed red blood cells) aged two years and older; in patients with other anaemias aged two years and older. Exjade is also indicated for the treatment of chronic iron overload requiring chelation therapy when deferoxamine therapy is contraindicated or inadequate in patients with non-transfusion-dependent thalassaemia syndromes aged 10 years and older.
DEFERASIROX — ALKEM LABS LTD, approved 2024-11-13 (ANDA210555).
22,377 reports across the top reactions. These are spontaneously reported events from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System — they reflect reporting volume, not incidence or frequency, and a report does not mean the drug caused the event.