EFERAS (Alphapharm Pty Ltd)
Product name
EFERAS
Sponsor
Date registered
Evaluation commenced
Decision date
Approval time
139 (255 working days)
Active ingredients
deferasirox
Registration type
New generic medicine
Indication
The treatment of chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions (transfusional haemosiderosis) in adults and paediatric patients 6 years and older. EFERAS (tablet) is also indicated for the treatment of chronic iron overload in paediatric patients aged 2 to 5 years who are unable to take desferrioxamine therapy or in whom desferrioxamine has proven ineffective.
EFERAS is also indicated for the treatment of chronic iron overload in patients with non-transfusion- dependent thalassemia syndromes aged 10 years and older.