Desferal

Product NDC: 0078-0467
11-digit product format: 000780467
Labeler code: 0078
Product ID: 0078-0467_9f58db85-c282-46eb-94ba-594e2092ddf2
Type: HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Nonproprietary name: deferoxamine mesylate
Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION
Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; INTRAVENOUS; SUBCUTANEOUS
Labeler: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Application: NDA016267
Marketing category: NDA
Marketing start: 1968-04-02
Substance: DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE
Active strength: 500 mg/1
Pharmacologic classes: Iron Chelating Activity [MoA], Iron Chelator [EPC]
NDC exclude flag: No
Listing certified through: 2026-12-31
Current FDA listing: Yes

Source provenance: Browse the complete Orange Book source catalog · source snapshot 42.

Orange Book products#

Current product rows page 1 of 1 · 2 matching rows.

Application-product, Trade name, Ingredient table
Application-product	Trade name	Ingredient	Strength	Dosage form / route	TE codes	RLD / RS	Approval date
N016267-001	DESFERAL	DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982
N016267-002	DESFERAL	DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25

Therapeutic equivalence codes#

Current TE-code rows page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Application-product, TE code table
Application-product	TE code
N016267-001	AP

Observed Orange Book product history#

Observed FDA ZIP history: Each table is queried independently by exact application/product key from successfully parsed Orange Book snapshots. Capture times identify archived source observations; absence or a change between snapshots is not inferred. FDA publication files that were not recoverable as structured ZIP data are not represented as states.

Product history page 1 of 3 · 84 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
Captured	Edition	Application-product	Trade name	Strength	Dosage form / route	Product TE source text	RLD / RS	Approval date	Source SHA-256
2026-08-18 06:07:40	2026-07	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`caaa826d4ba7…`
2026-08-18 06:07:40	2026-07	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`caaa826d4ba7…`
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC	2026-02	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`011fe1cb6892…`
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC	2026-02	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`011fe1cb6892…`
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2025-12	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`31067a03dcf5…`
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2025-12	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`31067a03dcf5…`
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC	2025-08	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`6a471c1ec25d…`
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC	2025-08	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`6a471c1ec25d…`
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-03	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`fd3edfee7708…`
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-03	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`fd3edfee7708…`
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-02	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`b8a1b40f171c…`
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-02	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`b8a1b40f171c…`
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP	2025-01	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`03ed91905a0d…`
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP	2025-01	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`03ed91905a0d…`
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-12	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`2680178bc6a6…`
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-12	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`2680178bc6a6…`
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-09	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`5bbf6a4d5a75…`
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-09	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`5bbf6a4d5a75…`
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-11	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`d8e5a09893c0…`
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-11	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`d8e5a09893c0…`
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC	2024-10	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`d06236e962d9…`
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC	2024-10	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`d06236e962d9…`
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-08	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`79d66fd596c7…`
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-08	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`79d66fd596c7…`
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-07	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`301d65b070ca…`
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-07	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`301d65b070ca…`
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP	2024-06	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`1e350fbaab3a…`
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP	2024-06	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`1e350fbaab3a…`
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC	2024-05	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`8072bd15b7f6…`
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC	2024-05	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`8072bd15b7f6…`
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2022-06	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`5c6f7cd8ea54…`
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2022-06	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`5c6f7cd8ea54…`
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC	2022-04	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`5d02ea3f76ae…`
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC	2022-04	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`5d02ea3f76ae…`
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC	2022-04	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`4b0b4de00fa7…`
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC	2022-04	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`4b0b4de00fa7…`
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC	2019-12	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`74a2ff9319b5…`
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC	2019-12	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS	2000-05-25	`74a2ff9319b5…`
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC	2022-03	N016267-001	DESFERAL	500MG/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION	AP	RLD, RS, Approved before 1982		`bb7c543d1eb4…`
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC	2022-03	N016267-002	DESFERAL	2GM/VIAL	INJECTABLE / INJECTION		RLD	2000-05-25	`bb7c543d1eb4…`

Observed Orange Book normalized TE history#

Normalized TE history page 1 of 2 · 46 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
Captured	Edition	Application-product	TE code	Order	Source SHA-256
2026-08-18 06:07:40	2026-07	N016267-001	AP	1	`caaa826d4ba7…`
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC	2026-02	N016267-001	AP	1	`011fe1cb6892…`
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2025-12	N016267-001	AP	1	`31067a03dcf5…`
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC	2025-08	N016267-001	AP	1	`6a471c1ec25d…`
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-03	N016267-001	AP	1	`fd3edfee7708…`
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-02	N016267-001	AP	1	`b8a1b40f171c…`
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP	2025-01	N016267-001	AP	1	`03ed91905a0d…`
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-12	N016267-001	AP	1	`2680178bc6a6…`
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-09	N016267-001	AP	1	`5bbf6a4d5a75…`
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-11	N016267-001	AP	1	`d8e5a09893c0…`
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC	2024-10	N016267-001	AP	1	`d06236e962d9…`
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-08	N016267-001	AP	1	`79d66fd596c7…`
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-07	N016267-001	AP	1	`301d65b070ca…`
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP	2024-06	N016267-001	AP	1	`1e350fbaab3a…`
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC	2024-05	N016267-001	AP	1	`8072bd15b7f6…`
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2022-06	N016267-001	AP	1	`5c6f7cd8ea54…`
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC	2022-04	N016267-001	AP	1	`5d02ea3f76ae…`
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC	2022-04	N016267-001	AP	1	`4b0b4de00fa7…`
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC	2019-12	N016267-001	AP	1	`74a2ff9319b5…`
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC	2019-12	N016267-002	AP	1	`74a2ff9319b5…`
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC	2022-03	N016267-001	AP	1	`bb7c543d1eb4…`
2021-12-28 21:50 UTC	2021-12	N016267-001	AP	1	`782e0a99824c…`
2021-05-05 16:15 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2021-05	N016267-001	AP	1	`87673890dc5c…`
2021-03-12 10:30 UTC	2021-03	N016267-001	AP	1	`5aa47cf7b7d7…`
2020-12-22 03:56 UTC	2020-12	N016267-001	AP	1	`8869cabd3fbd…`
2020-11-12 02:37 UTC	2020-11	N016267-001	AP	1	`c0c555d07b60…`
2019-12-14 00:12 UTC	2019-12	N016267-001	AP	1	`3f01610625f2…`
2019-12-14 00:12 UTC	2019-12	N016267-002	AP	1	`3f01610625f2…`
2019-09-15 20:21 UTC	2019-09	N016267-001	AP	1	`b00525d2431f…`
2019-09-15 20:21 UTC	2019-09	N016267-002	AP	1	`b00525d2431f…`
2019-07-19 19:46 UTC	2019-07	N016267-001	AP	1	`ea99ee380514…`
2019-07-19 19:46 UTC	2019-07	N016267-002	AP	1	`ea99ee380514…`
2024-03-16 18:09 UTC · 4 captures of this ZIP	2024-03	N016267-001	AP	1	`6a51e52b5d6a…`
2024-02-18 07:12 UTC	2024-02	N016267-001	AP	1	`1c564ffb4f44…`
2023-12-20 04:57 UTC	2023-12	N016267-001	AP	1	`ea1830bbd6c7…`
2023-11-28 05:40 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2023-11	N016267-001	AP	1	`a72a2bbeb626…`
2023-10-25 00:34 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2023-10	N016267-001	AP	1	`9b2671bbb829…`
2023-07-15 15:27 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2023-07	N016267-001	AP	1	`a67488948f0b…`
2023-06-13 01:57 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2023-06	N016267-001	AP	1	`3f0d92c62455…`
2023-05-13 08:27 UTC	2023-05	N016267-001	AP	1	`053a50430f4f…`

Additional Listing Data#

Finished product: Yes
Brand name base: Desferal
Listing expiration: 2026-12-31

Active Ingredients#

Ingredient, Strength table
Ingredient	Strength
DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE	500 mg/1

Harmonized UNII identifiers#

UNII identifiers page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
Identifier	FDA.report destination
V9TKO7EO6K	Internal UNII lookup

Harmonized RxCUI identifiers#

RxCUI identifiers page 1 of 1 · 2 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
Identifier	FDA.report destination
1731350	Internal RxNorm lookup
1731352	Internal RxNorm lookup

Harmonized SPL set identifiers#

SPL set identifiers page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
Identifier	FDA.report destination
a7174843-5965-49fc-b842-f7eff7b48bbc	Available on FDA.report

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product concept	Relation	Version	Effective
ef0d89c6-318e-9caf-5072-1f6976740df3	Product name	2	20171121

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDC	Product	Description	Form	Quantity	Strength	SPL version
0078-0467-61	Desferal	1 in 1 VIAL	INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED,	1		20
0078-0467-91	Desferal	4 in 1 CARTON	INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED,	4		20

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
0078-0467-61	EA - Each	0078-0467	fe219be8-6536-4d13-a82c-1d01fbfff383	1	2013-02-13
0078-0467-91	EA - Each	0078-0467	b260a20c-2728-40fa-872f-66ff7efc01a1	1	2012-07-24

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	DailyMed label	SPL version	Uploaded
DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	V9TKO7EO6K	DESFERAL (DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE) INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION [NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION]	7
DEFEROXAMINE	ACTIVE MOIETY	J06Y7MXW4D	DESFERAL (DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE) INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION [NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION]	7

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
0078-0467	DESFERAL (DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE) INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION [NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION]	19	Current NDC, Legacy NDC, 2 package rows	20240723_a7174843-5965-49fc-b842-f7eff7b48bbc.zip

openFDA label cross-check#

OpenFDA label data provides additional search and identifier links. DailyMed’s Structured Product Label is the canonical label on FDA.report. Matching records are deduplicated before they are shown below.

Matched openFDA labels page 1 of 1 · 2 matching rows.

Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
Desferal	DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE	MITEM PHARMA	38eff751-96c5-c48a-e063-6294a90a0e48	2025-07-02		Exact identifier application applno (NDA): 016267 application number: NDA016267
Desferal	DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	a7174843-5965-49fc-b842-f7eff7b48bbc	2025-06-17	Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (NDA): 016267 application number: NDA016267 ndc (product): 0078-0467

UNII, Preferred term, Registry number table
UNII	Preferred term	Registry number	Matched term
V9TKO7EO6K	DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE	138-14-7	DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUI	RxNorm string	TTY	DailyMed	SPL version
1731350	deferoxamine mesylate 500 MG Injection	PSN	a7174843-5965-49fc-b842-f7eff7b48bbc	20
1731352	Desferal 500 MG Injection	PSN	a7174843-5965-49fc-b842-f7eff7b48bbc	20
1731352	deferoxamine mesylate 500 MG Injection [Desferal]	SBD	a7174843-5965-49fc-b842-f7eff7b48bbc	20
1731350	deferoxamine mesylate 500 MG Injection	SCD	a7174843-5965-49fc-b842-f7eff7b48bbc	20
1731352	Desferal 500 MG Injection	SY	a7174843-5965-49fc-b842-f7eff7b48bbc	20

Packages#

Package NDC, 11-digit format, Description table
Package NDC	11-digit format	Description	Units	Marketing start	Marketing end	Sample	Exclude flag	Status
0078-0467-61	00078046761	1 in 1 VIAL						Historical
0078-0467-91	00078046791	4 VIAL in 1 CARTON (0078-0467-91) / 1 INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION in 1 VIAL (0078-0467-61)	4 vial	1968-04-02	0000-00-00	No	No	Current