Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. announced Oxbryta® (voxelotor) tablets for oral suspension, a new dispersible, once-daily tablet dosage form recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is now available through GBT's specialty pharmacy partner network in the United States. On December 17, 2021, the FDA approved Oxbryta (voxelotor) tablets for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) in children ages 4 to less than 12 years – expanding the previously approved use of Oxbryta to treat SCD in patients ages 12 years and older in the U.S. The FDA also approved Oxbryta tablets for oral suspension, the new dispersible tablet dosage form suitable for patients ages 4 to less than 12 years. Oxbryta is the first and only approved medicine that directly targets sickle hemoglobin polymerization, the root cause of the sickling and destruction of red blood cells in SCD.

Oxbryta is now available by prescription in two dosage forms for patients 4 years and older based on the patient's age, weight, and ability to swallow tablets: 500 mg tablets and 300 mg tablets for oral suspension. The 300 mg dispersible tablets for oral suspension are available in bottles of 60 and 90 tablets. The dispersible tablets include grape flavoring and are intended to be dispersed in room-temperature clear drinks for ease of swallowing (such as drinking water or clear soda), making Oxbryta easier to take for patients who have difficulty swallowing whole tablets, particularly younger children.