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WHAT
TO AVOID

G6PD deficiency is a genetic condition and is lifelong. There is no cure of the disease. It is most important to prevent the occurrence of acute hemolysis induced by oxidant stress. As such, people with G6PD deficiency should take the following precautions lifelong

High Risk Drugs

  • Diaminodiphenyl sulfone (Dapsone)

  • Flutamide (Eulexin)

  • Furazolidone (Furoxone)

  • Isobutyl nitrite

  • Methylene blue

  • Niridazole (Ambilhar)

  • Nitrofurantoin (Furadantin)

  • Phenazopyridine (Pyridium)

  • Primaquine

  • Rasburicase (Elitek)

  • Sulfacetamide

  • Sulfanilamide

  • Sulfapyridine

Drugs To Be Avoided by G6PD-Deficient Patients

Medium Risk Drugs

Drugs To Be Used With Caution in Therapeutic Doses for Patients With G6PD Deficiency (Without Nonspherocytic Hemolytic Anemia)

  • Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

  • Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)

  • Antazoline (Antistine)

  • Antipyrine

  • Ascorbic acid (vitamin C): intravenous doses only reported

  • Benzhexol (Artane)

  • Chloramphenicol

  • Chlorguanidine (Proguanil, Paludrine)

  • Chloroquine

  • Colchicine

  • Diphenyldramine (Benadryl)

  • Glyburide (glibenclamide, Diabeta, Glynase)

  • Isoniazid

  • L-Dopa

  • Quinine

  • Streptomycin

  • Sulfacytine

  • Sulfadiazine

  • Sulfaguanidine

  • Sulfamethoxazole (Gantanol)

  • Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin)

  • Trimethoprim

  • Tripelennamine (Pyribenzamine)

  • Vitamin K

Other Avoid List

2. Avoid eating fava or broad beans and their products:

3. Avoid close contact with mothballs (Naphthalene) and naphthalene-containing products.

ACT NOW!

Stop using product in the avoid lists

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