Exjade is the first ORAL iron-chelation therapy

January 2006

Exjade is the first ORAL iron-chelation therapy.

Exjade will be used in patients who develop iron overload from blood transfusions for sickle cell disease, thalassemia, etc...to prevent toxicity from high iron levels.

Until now, getting rid of excess iron required numerous Desferal (deferoxamine) infusions...but these can be very inconvenient.

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Exjade is the first ORAL iron-chelation therapy

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