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Deferoxamine: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects<\/strong><\/p>\n

$\"Deferoxamine:$ <\/p>\n\n

Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Deferoxamine chelates iron, and the complex is excreted in the urine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Uses of Deferoxamine<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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To remove iron from the body following poisoning (acute or chronic iron toxicity)<\/li>\n
Adjunctive treatment of acute cardiac ischemia, intracerebral hemorrhage, and as a chelator for aluminum and thallium toxicity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Dose of Deferoxamine in Dogs and Cats<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Dogs, Cats:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Iron toxicity: 40 mg\/kg i.m. q4\u20138h or 15 mg\/kg\/h slow i.v. infusion.<\/p>\n
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