Drugs Used To Treat Iron Imbalances
deferoxamine (DFO) de fer' a ox a mean generic
Used in patients with transfusional iron overload such as patients with thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, MDS, cancer; administered subcutaneously. (Note some applications may be off-label)
www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/2001/16267s34lbl.pdf
Brand name DESFERAL (Novartis)
http://www.pharma.us.novartis.com/products/name/desferal.jsp
deferasirox (de fer' a sir ox) generic
Used to remove excess iron that is in the body because of blood transfusions. Taken orally. Presently only approved for use in transfusional iron overload; clinical trials underway with hemochromatosis patients.
Brand name: EXJADE http://www.pharma.us.novartis.com/products/exjade.jsp
hydroxyurea (hye drox ee yoor ee' a) generic also known as hydroxycarbamide (hye drox ee carb a mide)
Used to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells. Also used for sickle cell anemia to reduce the production of sickle-shaped cells that result in a painful crisis.
Brand name: Hydrea Bristol-Myers Squibb
epoetin also called EPO: (e poe' e tin) generic
Epoetin (alpha, beta, darbepoetin alfa) is a synthetic form of the hormone
erythropoietin which is produced by the kidney and is essential in the production of red blood cells.
Brand Names
EPOGEN (Epoetin alfa) is manufactured and sold by Amgen only in the U.S.
Procrit (Epoetin alfa) is manufactured by Amgen and sold by Ortho Biotech (an affiliate of Johnson & Johnson) under license from Amgen only in the U.S.
Eprex (Epoetin alfa) is manufactured by Ortho Biologics LLC and sold by Janssen-Cilag and its partners (all affiliates of Johnson & Johnson). It is not available in the U.S. Eprex is only sold outside of the U.S. under the additional brand names
Erypo, Epopen, Epoxitin and Globuren.
NeoRecormon (Epoetin beta) is manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals and sold in Europe.
Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) is manufactured by Amgen and sold in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Australia.
 http://www.amgen.com/patients/prca.html
http://www.procrit.com/
http://www.orthobiotech.com/procrit.html
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