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Posted On : 04 Mar 2011

What are the antibiotics that can be safely given to children having G6PD deficiency

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abeer zez

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amoxacillin

14 years ago

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jeromep koleski

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azithromycin
ceftriaxone

14 years ago

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abdallah albalawi

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erythromicin

14 years ago

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Bassem Attal

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ceftriaxone

14 years ago

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monnipa suesaowalak

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amoxycillin

14 years ago

Answer 1

Drugs to avoid in G 6 PD deficiency are:
Antibiotics
Sulphonamides
Co-trimoxazole
Dapsone
Chloramphenicol
Nitrofurantoin
Nalidixic acid

Antimalarials
Chloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine
Primaquine
Quinine
Mepacrine

Chemicals
Moth Balls {napthalene}
Methylene blue

Foods
Fava beans - also called broad beans

Other drugs
Aspirin
Phenacitin
Sulphasalazine
Methyldopa
Large doses of Vitamin C
Hydralazine
Procainamide
Quinidine
Some anti-cancer drugs

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