http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/08/13/deferiprone-thalassemia.aspxDeferiprone should be used in patients with thalassaemia and other patients with iron overload, who cannot receive effective or sufficient deferoxamine therapy. This was the recommendation issued following the 10th International Conference on Oral ChelationenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)