Pharmacy Exam Review
Peanut/soy
- Drugs to avoid: Combivent (ipratropium/albuterol, not Respimat), clevidipine (Cleviprex), propofol (Diprivan), Atrovent (ipratropium), Prometrium
Egg
- Flu vaccine, clevidipine (Cleviprex), propofol (Diprivan)
Morphine
- Fentanyl, meperidine (Demerol), methadone (Dolophine)
Sulfa
- Bactrim, sulfapyridine/sulfadiazine/sulfisoxazole,
- Sulfonamides: thiazide, loop, sulfonylurea, acetazolamide, celecoxib
- Sulfite or sulfate do not cross react w/ sulfonamide allergy
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Breathing difficulty and NSAIDs
- Avoid NSAID use (esp ASA) in asthma, chronic nasal congestion.
Photosensitivity
- Sulfa antibiotics, TCN, diuretics, isotretinoin, topical acne drugs (retinoids)
- NSAID, metronidazole, ISN, quinolone, azoles
- Some HIV meds
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