(MEMPHIS, TENN—June 15, 2005) Treating babies who have sickle cell anemia (SCA) with oral liquid hydroxyurea appears to prevent the onset of long-term complications triggered by this disease, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Three-quarters of women who became pregnant during hydroxyurea therapy had live births. Researchers observed no ...

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 ...