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Thalassaemia drug available

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, September 20 - 2006 at 08:20

A new treatment for the genetic blood disorder thalassaemia is now available in the UAE, according to Gulf News. The drug Exjade by Novartis Oncology removes excess iron from the body caused by frequent blood transfusions. Dubai's Al Wasl Hospital will initially put 70 patients on the treatment.

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