Be Familiar With Adakveo and Oxbryta for Sickle Cell Disease

March 2020

New sickle cell meds Adakveo (ah-DAK-vee-oh, crizanlizumab) and Oxbryta (oks-BRYE-tuh, voxelotor) may pop up on home med lists.

They may be added to hydroxyurea...the first-line option to reduce pain crises, hospitalizations, and possibly improve survival.

And they'll compete with oral Endari (L-glutamine)...which seems to reduce pain crises and possibly hospitalizations.

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Table of Contents

Practice Use "Housekeeping" Strategies in Med Rooms for Patient Safety
Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Stop Mix-Ups With Nizatidine and Tizanidine in Their Tracks
Med Safety Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up for Safety
Infectious Diseases Anticipate More Dalbavancin or Oritavancin Orders
Mental Health Have a Plan for Battling Burnout
Sickle Cell Disease Be Familiar With Adakveo and Oxbryta for Sickle Cell Disease
Infection Control Use Infection Control Measures in Light of Coronavirus
Cardiology Don't Be Surprised to See Some Heart Patients Get Colchicine
Migraine Ubrelvy and Reyvow Will Be New Options to Treat Migraine