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Sickle Cell Disease Transitional Care Clinic

Treatments and Services 

Boston Medical Center offer all treatments for sickle cell disease, including:

  • Hydroxyurea
  • L-glutamine
  • Voxelotor
  • Crizanlizumab
  • Blood transfusions
  • Pain medications
  • Bone marrow transplant 

In addition, our team helps young adult patients learn how to:

  • Keep track of their medical appointments
  • Prevent and treat pain
  • Get their prescriptions filled and refilled on time, so they don’t miss doses
  • Take pain medications safely 
  • Follow their sickle cell pain plan, when to call their doctor, and when to seek care in the Emergency Department
  • Prevent complications by staying hydrated
  • Cope with living with SCD