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hydroxyurea

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[hahy-drok-see-yoo-ree-uh, -yoor-ee-uh] / haɪˌdrɒk si jʊˈri ə, -ˈjʊər i ə /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a synthetic compound, CH 4 N 2 O 2 , used in cancer therapy.


Etymology

Origin of hydroxyurea

First recorded in 1945–50; hydroxy- + urea


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Additionally, eight of the nine deaths that occurred in the trial were children whose parents declined hydroxyurea treatment.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024

“Folic acid for a month is 1,000 Tanzanian shillings – less than a dollar,” while out-of-pocket costs for hydroxyurea can be more than 35 times that.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

Dongre’s children, now 19 and 13, take hydroxyurea, a decades-old chemo drug that helps prevent the formation of sickle-shaped red blood cells and control the disease.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

Then there’s hydroxyurea, the first and only drug that was approved to treat sickle cell until 2017; three drugs have been approved since then.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

Since hydroxyurea had so many side effects for her, he wanted to try another drug, Endari.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2021

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