Siklos - labeled renal guidance
Renal action and limits
Hydroxyurea (Siklos), oral tablets for sickle cell disease
Measured creatinine clearance, mL/min
- Action or finding
- Halve the usual Siklos dose when CrCl is below 60 mL/min or ESRD is present. Give the dose after hemodialysis on treatment days.
- Limits and monitoring
- Verify the age-specific initial dose, tablet strength and hematologic monitoring.
- Before use
- Apply only to the stated formulation, indication and renal population.
- Product / population
- Hydroxyurea (Siklos), oral tablets for sickle cell disease
- Renal measure
- Measured creatinine clearance, mL/min
- Source revision
- DailyMed SPL version 13, posted Jan 08, 2026
- Retrieved
- 2026-11-07 (not the revision date)
Renal guidance: 2.2 Dose Modifications for Renal Impairment / 8.6 Renal Impairment
Halve the usual Siklos dose when CrCl is below 60 mL/min or ESRD is present. Give the dose after hemodialysis on treatment days. Verify the age-specific initial dose, tablet strength and hematologic monitoring.
Source: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=76957c0d-0f98-4376-bb06-eee651adc09d
