24th September 2020

A patient with sickle cell disease has been suffering with frequent vaso-occlusive crisis episodes

A patient with sickle cell disease has been suffering with frequent vaso-occlusive crisis episodes. The patient has come into accident and emergency with yet another episode of a painful vaso-occlusive event. The event is eventually managed with opioid analgesics. Prior to discharge, the Haematologist suggests medication in order to treat patients with frequent vaso-occlusive crisis events. What medication can be used?

For the patient above, please select the SINGLE most appropriate medication. Select ONE option from the list above.