Oxbryta (voxelotor) is a brand-name drug that’s prescribed for sickle cell disease in adults and certain children. As with other drugs, Oxbryta can cause side effects, such as headache, abdominal pain ...

Hydroxyurea was used in a 25-year-old man with SCD who had AP and recurrent SP. [21] The patient had received hydralazine, piracetam, and pentoxifylline, but the AP and SP episodes continued over the ...

Fewer ED visits per year and fewer hospital days per year seen in association with hydroxyurea use. HealthDay News — For children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), hydroxyurea has sustained clinical ...

Taking the sickle cell drug hydroxyurea during or shortly before pregnancy does not appear to cause specific issues in newborns, according to the first prospective study of pregnancies involving ...