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  • Title: Safety profile of a liquid formulation of deferiprone in young children with transfusion-induced iron overload: a 1-year experience.
    Author: Chuansumrit A, Songdej D, Sirachainan N, Wongwerawattanakoon P, Kadegasem P, Sasanakul W.
    Journal: Paediatr Int Child Health; 2016 Aug; 36(3):209-13. PubMed ID: 26052612.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Data on the use of deferiprone in young children with iron overload are limited. OBJECTIVE: To study the safety profile of a liquid formulation of deferiprone in chelating young children with transfusion-induced iron overload. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A daily dose of 50-100 mg/kg BW in three divided doses of oral deferiprone was given to young patients who had received at least ten packed red cell transfusions and achieved a serum ferritin level >1000 μg/L during a 12-month period from 2011 to 2012. RESULTS: Nine children (four males) diagnosed with various types of thalassaemia (n = 8) and hereditary spherocytosis (n = 1) were enrolled. Their mean (SD) age was 4.5 (1.9) years. The patients received 15-20 ml/kg BW of packed red cell transfusions every 4-8 weeks from a mean (SD) age of 2.1 (1.7) years to maintain a pre-transfusion haematocrit at 27%. A mean (SD) total of packed red cells of 5132 (2725) ml were given within a mean (SD) duration of 2.4 (1.1) years before the study. During the 1-year study period, they received a mean (SD) total of packed red cells of 2194 (680) ml or 138 (50) ml/kg BW with a mean (SD) daily iron load of 0.29 (0.12) mg/kg BW. The pre-treatment geometric mean of serum ferritin of 1863.8 μg/L decreased to 1279.7 μg/L after 1 year of treatment (P = 0.05). All patients tolerated the liquid formulation well and did not experience any gastro-intestinal discomfort, nausea or vomiting. CONCLUSION: The liquid formulation of deferiprone is safe in young children with transfusion-induced iron overload.
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