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Ferriprox
Hi Teo,
I was taking Neupogen often 2 inj/week after Neutropenic fever Sept 2007 until Nov 2011.
My WBC were 5.5 when I started to take Ferriprox 1500 mg/day March 2009. My WBC started to decrease after one month and was 1.7 after 3 months. Then Ferriprox was stopped and I took Neupogen every day during 9 days. Then my WBC was 4.4.
You know Desferal has been used for iron chelating during about 50 years. In Sweden it is the first drug and I got Desferal in connection with every tx from Aug 2007 until I could stop txs Sept 2010.
I started to take a low dose of Exjade (250 mg/day) Sept 2009.
Your mother's WBC count looks OK for the moment.
As far as I understand it is much more important to prevent infections and bleedings (common fatal complications in MDS) than to treat iron overload. I don't know if your mother should take Ferriprox when she had flu with fever.
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
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