Hydroxyurea

Introduction: Hydroxyurea

Description of Hydroxyurea

Hydroxyurea: An oral antineoplastic agent that inhibits DNA synthesis; used to treat various malignancies including melanoma, chronic myelocytic leukemia, and carcinoma of the ovary. SYN: hydroxycarbamide.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Hydroxyurea: A monohydroxyl-substituted urea (hydroxycarbamate) antimetabolite. Hydroxyurea selectively inhibits ribonucleotide reductase, an enzyme required to convert ribonucleoside diphosphates into deoxyribonucleoside diphosphates, thereby preventing cells from leaving the G1/S phase of the cell cycle. This agent also exhibits radiosensitizing activity by maintaining cells in the radiation-sensitive G1 phase and interfering with DNA repair. (NCI04)
Source: Diseases Database

Hydroxyurea: ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor which thereby lowers intracellular dNTP pools and slows DNA replication and repair; used as antineoplastic, cell devision inhibitor, and possible chemotherapy for sickle cell anemia.
Source: CRISP

Hydroxyurea: An antineoplastic agent that inhibits DNA synthesis through the inhibition of ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase.
Source: MeSH 2007

Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Hydroxyurea include:

• Hydroxyzine

Terms associated with Hydroxyurea:

Terms Similar to Hydroxyurea:

• Hydroxycarbamide

Source: Diseases Database

• Hydroxycarbamid

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Hydroxyurea

• Urea

Source - MeSH 2007

• antineoplastic
• sickling inhibitor

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Hydroxyurea

The following list attempts to classify Hydroxyurea into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Urea
    • Hydroxyurea

External links related to: Hydroxyurea

• Hydrea Capsules 500mg , SPC from the eMC
• RxMed: Pharmaceutical Information - HYDREA
• Hydrea Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Hydroxyurea - RxList Monographs
• CancerSourceMD.Com Drug Guide
• Hydroxyurea. DermNet NZ
• Hydroxyurea medac 500 mg capsule, hard , SPC from the eMC
• Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease (Cochrane Review)
• MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - HYDROXYUREA

Source: Diseases Database

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