Contrainidcations of some common drugs

Contraindications of the most important drugs

• Atropine :

  1. Benign prostatic hyperplasia ( Senile prostate )
  2. Closed-angle glaucoma

• Oral contraceptives :

  1. Cerebrovascular disease
  2. Thromboembolism
  3. Estrogen-dependent neoplasm
  4. Liver disease
  5. Pregnancy
  
  
  

• Reserpine :

  1. Depression
  2. Peptic ulcer
  3. Parkinsonism

• Aspirin :

  1. Pregnancy and breast-feeding woman
  2. Gout
  3. Chronic kidney disease
  4. During surgery

• Sulphonamides :

  1. Pregnancy
  2. In newborns and infants less than two months of age
  
  

• Captopril :

  1. Pregnancy
  2. Severe renal failure
  3. Bilateral renal artery stenosis
  4. Angioedema

• Morphine :

  1. Head injury
  2. Increased intracranial tension
  3. Epilepsy
  4. Respiratory diseases : Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  5. Pregnancy and labor
  6. Liver disease
  7. Myxedema
  8. Biliary and renal colic

• Verapamil :

  1. Congestive heart failure
  2. Atrioventricular block

• Warfarin :

  1. Pregnancy and labor
  2. Bleeding states
  3. Vitamin K deficiency
  4. Liver disease

• Amitriptyline :

  1. Bipolar disorder
  2. Unstable angina
  3. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
  4. Epilepsy
  5. Preexisting arrhythmia

• Chloramphenicol :

  1. In patients with G6PD deficiency
  2. Liver diseases

• Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) :

  1. Liver disease
  2. Pregnancy and breast-feeding woman
  3. Chronic renal insuffeciency
  4. Severe heart disease
  5. Hypovolemia

• Corticosteroids :

  1. In patients taking protease inhibitor
  2. Hypocalcemia and vitamin D deficiency
  3. Hyperglycemia
  4. Hypokalemia
  5. Liver diseases

• Adrenaline :

  1. CVS disease : Hypertension, angina and arrhythmia.
  2. Thyrotoxicosis
  3. Pulmonary embolism
  4. Around finger and toe with local anesthetics

• Ofloxacin :

  1. Patients predisposed to arrhythmia or taking anti-arrhythmic medication
  2. Chronic renal disease

• Propranolol :

  1. CVS diseases : Heart block, sever heart failure, hypotension and variant angina.
  2. Peripheral vascular disease
  3. Bronchial asthma
  4. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

• Furosemide :

  1. Electrolyte imbalance > Hyponatremia, hypokalemia, hypochloremic alkalosis and hypotension.
  2. Liver failure with impaired consciousness
  3. Hypersensitivity to furosemide

• Heparin :

  1. Bleeding disorders
  2. Hypersensitivity to heparin
  3. Surgery of the brain, eye or spinal cord.

• Thiazide Diuretics :

  1. Hypersensitivity to thiazide
  2. In patients taking digoxin
  3. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  
  

• Tetracycline :

  1. Renal impairment
  2. Pregnancy and breast-feeding women
  3. Children less than 8 years of age