Paper II — 2022 October (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q17
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Paper II
2022 October (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)
Question
Antidote for iron poisoning
Q170.3 marksShort Answers
Answer
Deferoxamine (also Deferasirox) — iron-chelating agents that bind free ferric iron, forming a water-soluble complex (ferrioxamine) excreted renally; deferoxamine is the standard parenteral antidote for acute iron poisoning.