Showing posts with label antimalarial drugs causing hemolysis in G6PD deficiency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antimalarial drugs causing hemolysis in G6PD deficiency. Show all posts

Monday, December 22, 2008

139 - drugs causing hemolysis in G6PD deficiency


Definite hemolysis

Possible hemolysis

Doubtful hemolysis

Primaquine, dapsone / chlorproguanil

Chloroquine

Quinine

Sulfamethoxazole , dapsone

Sulfasalazine , sulfadimidine

Sulfadiazine , sulfisoxazole

Cotrimoxazole, nitrofurantoin , nalidixic acid , niridazole

Ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin

Chloramphenicol, para amino salicyclic acid

Acetanilide, phenazopyridine

( pyridium )

Aspirin greater than 3 grams per day

Aspirin lesser than 3 grams per day , acetaminophen , phenacetin

Naphthalene, methylene blue

Vitamin C greater than 1 gm, vitamin K analogues, rasburicase

Doxorubicin , probenecid


The drugs in the first row are the anti malarials causing hemolysis in glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase ( G6PD ) deficient individuals , the drugs in the second row are the sulfonamides causing hemolysis in glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase ( G6PD ) deficient individuals , the drugs in the third row are the antibiotics or antibacterials causing hemolysis in glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase ( G6PD ) deficient individuals , the drugs in the fourth row are the analgesics or anti pyretics causing hemolysis in glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase ( G6PD ) deficient individuals and the fifth row includes miscellaneous drugs and compounds causing hemolysis in glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase ( G6PD ) deficient individuals

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