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What is Jakafi?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD
Stacy Wiegman, PharmD
Pharmacy
Jakafi (ruxolitinib) is the first drug approved to treat the rare bone marrow disease myelofibrosis, which causes bone marrow to be replaced by scar tissue. When the bone marrow scars, it may not be able to make enough blood cells, which can lead to bleeding, anemia and other problems. Jakafi is a pill that helps decrease scarring in the bone marrow and restore normal blood and immune system processes.

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