Davis's Drug Guide
hydroxyurea
General
High Alert Medication: This medication bears a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when it is used in error.
**REMS Drug**
Pronunciation:
hye-drox-ee-yoor-ee-a
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- Droxia
- Hydrea
- Siklos
- Xromi
Ther. Class.
Pharm. Class.
antimetabolites
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Citation
Vallerand, April Hazard., and Cynthia A. Sanoski. "Hydroxyurea." Davis's Drug Guide, 20th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2026. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51388/all/hydroxyurea.
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Hydroxyurea. Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51388/all/hydroxyurea. Accessed June 26, 2026.
Vallerand, A. H., & Sanoski, C. A. (2026). Hydroxyurea. In Davis's Drug Guide (20th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51388/all/hydroxyurea
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Hydroxyurea [Internet]. In: Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. [cited 2026 June 26]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51388/all/hydroxyurea.
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