Droxiget [Hydroxyurea]

Drug brand Droxiget is being manufactured and marketed by GLS Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd. The main active ingredient or salt in this drug is Hydroxyurea. This drug comes in the form of Tablet. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 10 Tablet and is priced at Rs 160.00 (arround $2.24 US Dollar)

Generic :	Hydroxyurea
Pharma Company :	GLS Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Brand Label :	Droxiget
Preparation Type :	Tablet
Single Dose :	1 Tablet
Composition :	Hydroxyurea-500 mg
Pack Size/Qty/Vol :	10 Tablet
Price Unit :	Rs 16
Price Pack :	Rs 160.00 INR (arround $2.24 US Dollar)

Drug details for Droxiget

Usage: Why is this medication prescribed?

The main active ingredient or salt in Droxiget is 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) is used to reduce the frequency of painful crises and reduce the need for blood transfusions in patients 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.

Droxiget - Hydroxyurea - For more details on its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Droxiget - Hydroxyurea..

Generic Drug Substitutes for : Droxiget

There are 12 brands listed here as Generic Substitutes for Droxiget, which have same salt or similar Generic composition (i.e. Hydroxyurea-500 mg).
Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a generic version of the prescribed drug brand, if any. So far as quality and performance of generic version is concerned, mostly, Generics with the same active ingredient (here i.e. Hydroxyurea-500 mg), are just as appropriate and effective for patient treatment as otherwise, the prescribed branded one

Brand	Price (Rs.)	Brand	Price (Rs.)
Cytodrox (500 mg) (Aronex Life Sciences)	135.00	Durea (500 mg)	307.20
Gindrea (400 mg)	157.00	Hydab (500 mg)	90.00
Hydran (500 mg)	120.00	Hydrea (500 mg)	138.47
Hydrogem (500 mg)	144.00	Hydrox L (500 mg)	78.51
Hytas (500 mg)	145.00	Mylostat (500 mg)	71.00
Oxyres (500 mg)	140.00	Readrox (500 mg)	85.00

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