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SCA Therapy Hydroxyurea Doesn’t Boost Malaria Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa, Study Finds
Hydroxyurea, a treatment recommended for children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), doesn’t increase the risk of malaria infection in sub-Saharan African countries where malaria is endemic, clearing up previous suspicions, a new study finds.
Sold under the brand names Hydrea (Bristol-Myers Squibb) or Droxia (Bristol-Myers Squibb), hydroxyurea had been previously associated with a reduction in the time to a child’s first malaria episode within the SCA population after treatment. This suggested that doctors should think twice before prescribing hydroxyurea in malaria-endemic regions.
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