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Generic: Desferrioxamine Mesilate

Form: Injection 500mg

Indication

Iron overload, Aluminum overload, Iron poisoning

Administration

Intramuscular: Add 2 ml of sterile water for Inj to each 500 mg vial or 8 ml of sterile water for Inj to each 2 g vial. Intravenous: Add 5 ml of sterile water for Inj to each 500 mg vial or 20 ml of sterile water for Inj to each 2 g vial. This results in a 10% solution. This can then be added to saline, glucose or Ringer's lactate solution to be used as an infusion.

Adult Dose

Intravenous Aluminum overload Adult: Patients with end-stage renal failure, hemodialysis or hemofiltration patients: 5 mg/kg once a wk by slow infusion during the last hr of the dialysis session or 5 hr before the session in more severe cases. For patients on peritoneal dialysis: 5 mg/kg once a wk (via slow IV infusion/SC/IM/intraperitoneally) should be given before the final exchange of the day. Chronic iron overload Adult: Initially, 500 mg via IV/SC infusion (usually given over 8-12 hr or in some patients, 24 hr). Usual effective dose range: 20-60 mg/kg daily. Admin 3-7 times a wk depending on extent of iron overload. If given via IM inj, initial dose: 0.5-1 g daily as 1 or 2 injections; maintenance dose is determined by response. Parenteral Acute iron poisoning Adult: Initial dose: 15 mg/kg/hr by slow IV infusion, reducing after 4-6 hr so that the total dose dose not exceed 80 mg/kg in 24 hr. It can also be given via IM Inj as a single dose of 2 g.

Child Dose

Parenteral Acute iron poisoning Child: Given via IM injection: 1 g as a single dose.

Renal Dose

Use with caution.

Contraindication

Severe renal disease or anuria.