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Generic Name: hydroxyurea

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Mylocel, Hydrea, Droxia
An antimetabolite - It slows the growth of cancer cells
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FDA Alerts

    Toxicity
  • Highly toxic drug with a low therapeutic index.
  • Possible severe, sometimes life-threatening or fatal, adverse effects.
    Limit to Qualified Personnel
  • Administer only under supervision of qualified clinicians experienced in use of cytotoxic therapy. (See Adequate Patient Evaluation and Monitoring under Cautions.)
    Carcinogenicity
  • Hydroxyurea is genotoxic and is a presumed human carcinogen; also, mutagenic and clastogenic in vitro.
  • Secondary leukemias have been reported in patients receiving long-term therapy for myeloproliferative disorders (e.g., polycythemia vera, thrombocythemia).
  • Carefully consider risks of developing secondary malignancies against the benefits of therapy. (See Carcinogenicity under Cautions.)

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hydroxyurea
(hye drox ee yoor EE a)
DROXIA 6336 DROXIA 6336 | 300 mgDROXIA 6336 DROXIA 6336   300 mg
bottle, 60 each Hydroxyurea 300mg, Oral capsule, purple, oblong-shaped, side 1:DROXIA 6336 DROXIA 6336
DROXIA 6335 DROXIA 6335 | 200 mgDROXIA 6335 DROXIA 6335   200 mg
bottle, 60 each Hydroxyurea 200mg, Oral capsule, blue, oblong-shaped, side 1:DROXIA 6335 DROXIA 6335
HYDREA 830 HYDREA 830 | 500 mgHYDREA 830 HYDREA 830   500 mg
bottle, 100 each Hydroxyurea 500mg, Oral capsule, green, pink, oblong-shaped, side 1:HYDREA 830 HYDREA 830
par 724 | 500 mgpar 724   500 mg
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barr 882 | 500 mgbarr 882   500 mg
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54 072 54 072 | 500 mg54 072 54 072   500 mg
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54 072 54 072 | 500 mg54 072 54 072   500 mg
box, 10 unit dose strips, 10 each Hydroxyurea 500mg, Oral capsule, beige, green, oblong-shaped, side 1:54 072 54 072
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