It is a chelating agent. It is used to treat acute iron or aluminium toxicity in certain patients. It is mainly used in particular patients suffering from anemia and needing numerous blood transfusions.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your serum ferritin is high, so the cause should be found out first. It can be hemochromatosis, in which excess iron is stored in the bone marrow.
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