HealthSeptember 4, 2026

anagrelide

uh-NAG-ruh-lyde

Definition

A medication used to treat essential thrombocythemia by reducing the number of platelets produced by the bone marrow.

Etymology

The name is a non-proprietary drug designation derived from standard pharmaceutical naming conventions used to identify specific pharmacological compounds, typically developed by combining segments of the chemical name or structural characteristics.

In the news

Anagrelide is mentioned as the last therapy approved for essential thrombocythemia before the recent approval of ropeginterferon alfa-2b, highlighting the long gap in new treatment options for this condition.

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