anavleek, I hope it's helping you to hear from us! We're living proof that HU works.

Your pharmacist may not know much about HU, because you may be the first person who's ever asked for it. MPNs are really rare. In my little town, neither the pharmacist nor my primary care physician knows anything about ET or HU.

Take your capsule in the way that YOU are most comfortable with. You've gotten some great suggestions already.

I guess I'm a risk-taker! While I always fill my mouth with milk before popping in the capsule, I do take the capsule out of the bottle with my ungloved hands. I've been doing this for 18 months and so far, my fingertips seem fine -- no glowing in the dark.