Hodrex 500 mg Capsule belongs to a group of classes known as an antimetabolite. It is an anticancer medicine used to treat head and neck cancer and sickle cell anemia (blocking the flow of blood that causes pain and organ damage). Head and neck cancer is a disease including abnormal growth of the tissues of the neck and head that may also have the ability to attack or spread to other portions of the body. Sickle cell anemia is a disease in which your body results in abnormally shaped red blood cells. The cells are shaped like a curved or sickle.

In cancer, Hodrex 500 mg Capsule works by blocking an enzyme that is required for growing cells. This prevents the cancer cells from multiplying and growing. In sickle cell disease, it works by increasing fetal hemoglobin (HbF) (hemoglobin of unborn baby) levels in red blood cells (RBCs). This helps the RBCs accept a normal shape, recovers the flow of blood, and protects against problems like painful sickle cell attacks.

Take Hodrex 500 mg Capsule as prescribed by your doctor. You are advised to take Hodrex 500 mg Capsule for as long as your doctor has prescribed it for you depending on your medical conditions. You may experience loss of appetite (feeling unwell and stomach upset), Increased bleeding tendency, nausea, upset stomach, vomiting. Most of these side effects of Hodrex 500 mg Capsule do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, reach out to your doctor.

Before starting Hodrex 500 mg Capsule , please inform your doctor if you have any allergy, kidney disease, liver disease, injury on your legs, HIV or AIDS, high level of uric acid in your blood, and treatment with chemotherapy or radiation. Hodrex 500 mg Capsule may increase the chances of other cancer. Inform your doctor about this risk. Immediately contact your doctor if you are pregnant because this Hodrex 500 mg Capsule can cause harmful effects on the unborn baby. Both women and men using this Hodrex 500 mg Capsule should use birth control to avoid pregnancy. The use of this Hodrex 500 mg Capsule by either parent may results in birth defects. You should not take this Hodrex 500 mg Capsule during breastfeeding, inform your doctor if you take Hodrex 500 mg Capsule .

Hodrex 500 mg Capsule belongs to a group of the class known as an antimetabolite. It is used to treat head and neck cancer and sickle cell anemia (blocking the flow of blood that causes pain and organ damage). In cancer, Hodrex 500 mg Capsule works by blocking an enzyme that is required for growing cells. This prevents the cancer cells from multiplying and growing. In sickle cell disease, it works by increasing fetal hemoglobin (HbF) (hemoglobin of unborn baby) levels in red blood cells (RBCs). This helps the RBCs accept a normal shape, recovers the flow of blood, and protects against problems like painful sickle cell attacks.

• Loss of appetite (feeling unwell and stomach upset)

• Increased bleeding tendency

• Nausea

• Upset stomach

• Vomiting

Before taking Hodrex 500 mg Capsule inform your doctor if you have any kind of infection because Hodrex 500 mg Capsule may worsen the infections. Talk to your doctor if you have any allergy symptoms. Kidney disease, liver disease, injury on your legs, HIV or AIDS, high level of uric acid in your blood, and treatment with chemotherapy or radiation inform your doctor. Hodrex 500 mg Capsule may increase the chances of other cancer. Inform your doctor about this risk. Immediately contact your doctor if you are pregnant because this Hodrex 500 mg Capsule can cause harmful effects on the unborn baby. Both women and men using this Hodrex 500 mg Capsule should use birth control to avoid pregnancy. The use of this Hodrex 500 mg Capsule by either parent may result in birth defects. You should not take this Hodrex 500 mg Capsule during breastfeeding, inform your doctor if you take Hodrex 500 mg Capsule . If any powder from a damaged pill is leaked, wash it up at once with a wet paper towel and throw the towel away in a closed plastic bag where children cannot get to it.

Drug-Drug Interaction: Hodrex 500 mg Capsule may interact with antiviral medicines (didanosine, stavudine, and indinavir), pain killer (aspirin, ibuprofen), blood thinner (warfarin), antiallergic medicines (diphenhydramine), antigout medicine (allopurinol), medicine for sleep (zolpidem).

Drug-Food Interaction: No interactions found.

Drug-Disease Interaction: People affected with kidney disease, liver disease, reduce production of blood cells, and brain disorder.

• DIDANOSINE
• INDINAVIR
• ASPIRIN
• IBUPROFEN
• DIPHENHYDRAMINE
• ALLOPURINOL
• ZOLPIDEM

• Take Hodrex 500 mg Capsule at the same time daily, either with or without a meal.
• It is recommended to remain hydrated and drink a lot of fluids while taking Hodrex 500 mg Capsule .
• Do not miss any dose and finish the course as recommended by your doctor.
• Use an efficient method of birth control to prevent pregnancy while taking this Hodrex 500 mg Capsule .
• Your doctor may get routine blood tests done to monitor your liver function, electrolyte levels, blood cell count in your blood.

• Wash your hands before and after handling the bottle containing Hodrex 500 mg Capsule .

• Crushed or broken pill can be unsafe if it gets in your mouth, nose, eyes, or on your skin. If this happens, wash your skin with water and soap or wash your eyes with water.

Head and neck cancer: It is a disease including abnormal growth of the tissues of the neck and head that may also have the ability to attack or spread to other portions of the body. Cancer of the head and neck generally starts in the cells known as squamous cells which appear in the lining of the surface of moist mucosa in the head and neck (e.g., inside of the throat, nose, and mouth).

Sickle cell anemia: It is a disease in which your body results in abnormally shaped red blood cells. The cells are shaped like a curved or sickle. They do not last as long as round, normal, red blood cells. This causes anemia. The sickle cells also get pushed into blood vessels, blocking the flow of blood. This can result in pain and organ damage.