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Article: No More Needles - A New Breakthrough for Iron Overload.
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- PR Newswire
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- September 20, 2006
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FRIMLEY, England, September 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Exjade(R), a Breakthrough Once-Daily Oral Iron Chelator, Now Available in the UK
Novartis today announced the UK approval of Exjade(R) (deferasirox), the first and only once-daily oral iron chelator for the treatment of iron overload in patients needing frequent blood transfusions for genetic blood disorders such as thalassaemia, sickle cell disease and other rare anaemias. [1]
Iron chelation is often necessary for patients receiving frequent blood transfusions to prevent the potentially life-threatening complications of excess iron in the body.[2] If left untreated, iron overload can cause ...