H Marlene,
Wonderful that John isn“t transfusion dependent

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Yes, both Exjade and the other oral iron chelatot, Ferriprox, have similar dosage info: Interruption of therapy should be considered if serum ferritin measurements fall below 500 but with Desferal it is 1000. Perhaps Desferal is more toxic when ferritin is low

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Kind regards
Birgitta-A