A total of 809 patients with essential thrombocythemia who were at high risk for vascular events received low-dose aspirin plus either anagrelide or hydroxyurea. The composite primary end point ...

Of the 2,147 participants, 1,240 (58%) had used hydroxyurea; of those, the average time on hydroxyurea was 5.1 years, with 304 children aged eight or older on continuous hydroxyurea therapy.

The researchers found that from 2010 to 2021, there was an association for hydroxyurea use with fewer emergency department visits per year and fewer hospital days per year (average treatment ...

Although a medication called hydroxyurea can alleviate pain and lower the number of hospital visits, not all adults respond well to this treatment. Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC ...