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defibrotide sodium

(dee-FY-broh-tide SOH-dee-um)
A drug used to treat hepatic veno-occlusive disease (a condition in which small veins in the liver are blocked) in adults and children who also have kidney or lung problems after receiving a stem cell transplant. Defibrotide sodium may affect the cells that line the inside of blood vessels and may help improve blood flow inside the liver. Also called Defitelio.
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