When should I start taking hydroxyurea?

Indications for hydroxyurea include the following: Frequent painful episodes (six or more per year) History of acute chest syndrome. History of other severe vaso-occlusive events.

What is hydroxyurea used for in sickle cell?

Hydroxyurea makes your red blood cells bigger. It helps them stay rounder and more flexible — and makes them less likely to turn into a sickle shape. The medicine does this by increasing a special kind of hemoglobin called hemoglobin F.

How do people deal with lupus?

These tips can also help your family adjust: Maintain a manageable schedule with time for breaks. Reassign household responsibilities as needed. Ask friends or extended family members to help around the house when possible. If you have children, talk to them about your lupus and how it may affect life at home.

What are the long term effects of taking hydroxyurea?

Long-term treatment with hydroxyurea is associated with painful skin ulcers, aphthous ulcers, non-ulcerative toxicity with erythema, and skin infiltration.

What are the long term side effects of hydroxyurea?

What should I avoid while taking hydroxyurea?

While you are being treated with hydroxyurea, do not have any immunizations (vaccinations) without your doctor’s approval. Live virus vaccinations (eg, nasal flu virus vaccine) should not be given while you are using hydroxyurea.

Does hydroxyurea weaken your immune system?

Hydroxyurea can weaken your immune system. Call your doctor at once if you have a fever, chills, body aches, extreme tiredness, shortness of breath, bruising, or unusual bleeding.

Why do you have to wear gloves with hydroxyurea?

Pharmacy personnel should always wear impervious gloves when handling bottles of Hydrea (hydroxyurea) to minimize skin exposure to the antineoplastic agent, according to its manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Can you take vitamin D with hydroxyurea?

Interactions between your drugs No interactions were found between hydroxyurea and Vitamin D3.