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Medications in G6PD Deficiency, Drug Induced Hemolysis in Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Drug Induced Hemolysis in G6PD

  • See Also
  1. G6PD Deficiency
  1. Anti-parasitic Agents
    1. Primaquine
    2. Pamaquine
    3. Niridazole (Ambilhar)
  2. Sulfonamides
    1. Sulfacetamide
    2. Sulfanilamide
    3. Sulfapyridine
    4. Sulfasalazine
  3. Anti-Bacterials
    1. Furazolidone (Furoxone)
    2. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid, Furadantin)
    3. Nalidixic Acid
    4. Diaminodiphenyl Sulfone (Dapsone)
    5. Mafenide Cream (Sulfamylon)
  4. Analgesics
    1. Phenacetin
    2. Acetanilid
    3. Phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
  5. Miscellaneous
    1. Quinine
    2. Flutamide (Eulexin)
    3. Methylene Blue
    4. Rasburicase (Elitek)
    5. Isobutyl Nitrite
  1. General
    1. Considered safe with caution in mild G6PD (Class 3 G6PD)
    2. Do NOT use in Nonspherocytic Hemolytic Anemia
  2. Analgesics
    1. Acetaminophen
    2. Aspirin
    3. Aurodex
  3. Cardiovascular Agents
    1. Procainamide
    2. Quinidine
  4. Neurologic Agents
    1. Trihexyphenidyl
    2. Levodopa
    3. Phenytoin
  5. Antibiotics
    1. Chloramphenicol
    2. Chloroquine
    3. Isoniazid
    4. Probenecid
    5. Proguanil
    6. Pyrimethamine
    7. Streptomycin
    8. Sulfadiazine
    9. Sulfacytine
    10. Sulfamethoxazole (e.g. Septra, Bactrim)
    11. Sulfisoxazole
    12. Trimethoprim
  6. Antihistamines and Anticholinergics
    1. Antazoline
    2. Benzhexol (Trihexyphenidyl, Artane)
    3. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
    4. Tripelennamine (Pyribenzamine)
  7. Miscellaneous
    1. Antipyrine
    2. Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
    3. Vitamin K
    4. Colchicine
    5. Glyburide
    6. Quinine
  • References
  1. Bubp (2015) PT +40(9):572-4 +PMID: 26417175 [PubMed]