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                                                                Synonyms: APO-66 | CP20 | Ferriprox®
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                deferiprone is an approved drug (EMA (1999), FDA (2011)) 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Deferiprone is an iron-chelating drug.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                      
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                    
                                    
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Classification ![]()  | 
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. EU EMA (1999) | US FDA (2011) | 
IUPAC Name ![]()  | 
                                                        
| 3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethylpyridin-4-one | 
International Nonproprietary Names ![]()  | 
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| INN number | INN | 
| 6958 | deferiprone | 
Synonyms ![]()  | 
                                                        
| APO-66 | CP20 | Ferriprox® | 
Database Links ![]()  | 
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| CAS Registry No. | 30652-11-0 | 
| ChEBI | CHEBI:68554 | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL70927 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB08826 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 4188 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 187051759 | 
| PubChem CID | 2972 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | TZXKOCQBRNJULO-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | TZXKOCQBRNJULO | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | deferiprone | 
| Search PubMed titles | deferiprone | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | deferiprone | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | TZXKOCQBRNJULO-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | TZXKOCQBRNJULO-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| Wikipedia | Deferiprone | 
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                                                                           Deferiprone (links to external site) 
                                                                    
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