Anti-platelet therapy does not significantly reduce pain crises in sickle cell disease

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 09:52 in Health & Medicine

Treatment with the antiplatelet agent prasugrel does not significantly reduce the rate of pain crises or severe lung complications in children with sickle cell disease, according to a report describing one of the largest and most geographically diverse international clinical trials on sickle cell disease to date.

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