Hydroxyurea
NDC 10135-702
Product Information
Hydroxyurea is a ANDA-approved product labeled by Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. This medication is used by people with sickle cell anemia to reduce the number of painful crises caused by the disease and to reduce the need for blood transfusions. It is supplied as a green product. This product entry covers the primary NDC 10135-702 and its associated package configuration. This profile includes active and inactive ingredient UNII references and FDA labeling data.
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LP;164
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Product Details
What is NDC 10135-702?
What are the uses of this product?
Which are the associated UNII Codes?
The UNII codes for the active ingredients in this product are:
- HYDROXYUREA (UNII: X6Q56QN5QC)
- HYDROXYUREA (UNII: X6Q56QN5QC) (Active Moiety)
Which are the Inactive Ingredients associated UNII Codes?
The inactive ingredients are all the component of a medicinal product OTHER than the active ingredient(s). The acronym "UNII" stands for “Unique Ingredient Identifier” and is used to identify each inactive ingredient present in a product. The UNII codes for the inactive ingredients in this product are:
- GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 2G86QN327L)
- FD&C BLUE NO. 1 (UNII: H3R47K3TBD)
- D&C YELLOW NO. 10 (UNII: 35SW5USQ3G)
- FD&C RED NO. 3 (UNII: PN2ZH5LOQY)
- SILICON DIOXIDE (UNII: ETJ7Z6XBU4)
- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (UNII: 15FIX9V2JP)
- ANHYDROUS LACTOSE (UNII: 3SY5LH9PMK)
- MAGNESIUM STEARATE (UNII: 70097M6I30)
What is the NDC to RxNorm Crosswalk for this product?
- RxCUI: 197797 - hydroxyurea 500 MG Oral Capsule
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Patient Education
Hydroxyurea
Hydroxyurea (Hydrea) is used alone or with other medications or radiation therapy to treat a certain type of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML; a type of cancer of the white blood cells) and certain types of head and neck cancer (including cancer of the mouth, cheek, tongue, throat, tonsils, and sinuses). Hydroxyurea (Droxia, Siklos) is used to reduce the frequency of painful crises and reduce the need for blood transfusions in adults and children 2 years of age and older with sickle cell anemia (an inherited blood disorder in which the red blood cells are abnormally shaped [shaped like a sickle] and cannot bring enough oxygen to all parts of the body). Hydroxyurea is in a class of medications called antimetabolites. Hydroxyurea treats cancer by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells in your body. Hydroxyurea treats sickle cell anemia by helping to prevent formation of sickle-shaped red blood cells.
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Cancer Chemotherapy
What is cancer chemotherapy?
Cancer chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment. It uses medicines to destroy cancer cells.
Normally, the cells in your body grow and die in a controlled way. Cancer cells keep growing without control. Chemotherapy works by killing the cancer cells, stopping them from spreading, or slowing their growth.
Chemotherapy is used to:
- Treat cancer by curing the cancer, lessening the chance it will return, or stopping or slowing its growth.
- Ease cancer symptoms by shrinking tumors that are causing pain and other problems.
What are the side effects of chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy does not just destroy cancer cells. It can also harm some healthy cells, which causes side effects.
You may have a lot of side effects, some side effects, or none at all. It depends on the type and amount of chemotherapy you get and how your body reacts.
Some common side effects are:
- Mouth sores
- Fatigue
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pain
- Hair loss
There are ways to prevent or control some side effects. Talk with your health care provider about how to manage them. Healthy cells usually recover after chemotherapy is over, so most side effects gradually go away.
What can I expect when getting chemotherapy?
You may get chemotherapy in a hospital or at home, a doctor's office, or a medical clinic. You might be given the medicines by mouth, in a shot, as a cream, through a catheter, or intravenously (by IV).
Your treatment plan will depend on the type of cancer you have, which chemotherapy medicines are used, the treatment goals, and how your body responds to the medicines.
Chemotherapy may be given alone or with other treatments. You may get treatment every day, every week, or every month. You may have breaks between treatments so that your body has a chance to build new healthy cells.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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