FERRIPROX

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug FERRIPROX contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1
UNII 2BTY8KH53L - DEFERIPRONE
 

Deferiprone is a bidentate ligand which binds iron in a 3:1 molar ratio. Deferiprone monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of iron overload in patients with thalassaemia major when current chelation therapy is contraindicated or inadequate.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 FERRIPROX Film-coated tablet MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)
 Ferriprox 100 mg/ml oral solution MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
V03AC02 Deferiprone V Various → V03 All other therapeutic products → V03A All other therapeutic products → V03AC Iron chelating agents
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 11724C, 11747G, 5657R, 5658T, 6416Q, 9638G
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 508501401110313
CA Health Products and Food Branch 02436523, 02436531, 02436558
EE Ravimiamet 1199932, 1364150, 1364161, 1488270, 1488281
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 99108001, 99108003
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 003687, 123020
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 60508302, 65987486, 69694018
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 141888, 192699, 39639
HK Department of Health Drug Office 49758, 58937, 62074
IE Health Products Regulatory Authority 88262, 88263
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 6248, 7014, 8640
IT Agenzia del Farmaco 034525042
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1028403, 1028404, 1028405, 1056125, 1056126, 1056127
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 78425, 87106
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 13799, 13800, 19935
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100309697, 100309705, 100309711
SG Health Sciences Authority 12083P, 13668P
TN Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament 1223011H, 1223012H
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699822090287, 8699822570291
US FDA, National Drug Code 10122-104, 52609-0006, 52609-0007, 52609-4502

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