Benefits
- Relieves pain and swelling
- May decrease number of
- Painful crisis
- Hospital admits
- Emergency room visits
- Acute chest syndrome events
- Episodes of priapism
- Episodes of splenic sequestration
- May be used with or without hydroxyurea
- Decreases risk of death from sickle cell disease
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- Safety not known for children less than 16 years of age
- Safe dose not known for over 65 years of age
- Taking it during pregnancy may cause fetal harm
- Talk to your doctor before taking Adakveo
- Not known if it is present in breast milk
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