Fewer serious complications. Fewer hospitalizations and blood transfusions. Better growth and development. And a markedly ...

Hydroxyurea oral capsule is available as brand-name drugs. Brand names: Hydrea and Droxia. Hydroxyurea comes in two forms: a capsule and a tablet. You take both forms by mouth. Hydroxyurea oral ...

Hydroxyurea remains effective long-term in reducing emergency department visits and hospital days for children living with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to new research published in Blood ...

Hydroxyurea is an oral chemotherapy drug that doctors may prescribe to people with sickle cell disease. It may help prevent complications due to sickle-shaped blood cells clumping together in small ...

Ahmar U. Zaidi, MD: As far as preventive therapies go, hydroxyurea is the mainstay of therapy in sickle cell disease. And hydroxyurea is quite an interesting drug that has been studied very ...

SAN DIEGO -- Treatment with hydroxyurea led to more hematologic dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) compared with placebo in patients with hemoglobin SC, a milder form of sickle cell disease (SCD), a ...

Hydroxyurea remains effective over the long term among children with sickle cell disease, real-world data suggested. The average time on hydroxyurea was 5 years, with many children on the therapy for ...

Hydroxyurea may falsely elevate sensor glucose results from certain CGM systems. The prescribing information for hydroxyurea has been updated to include information regarding patients who use ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...