Most appropriate drug used in the management of chelating iron in beta thalassemia major is: (A) Oral desferrioxamine, (B) Oral deferiprone, (C) Intra muscular EDTA, (D) Oral succimer
Answer is B. Deferiprone and Deferasirox are oral chelators used for beta-thalassaemia. Reference : Medicine, Prep Manual for UG, George Mathew, 5th Edition, page no : 33.