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What is Hydroxyurea?
Hydroxyurea is an antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of cancer that suppresses the production of blood cell precursors in the bone marrow. It is also used in the treatment of certain leukemias, carcinomas, HIV, and sickle cell anemia.
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3 patients in the community are taking or have taken Hydroxyurea.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Slow my ALS progress | 3 | 100% |
Based on the patients currently taking Hydroxyurea.
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How long current patients have been taking Hydroxyurea or how long patients were taking Hydroxyurea before stopping.
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| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 1 | 100% |