Pt said he had allergy in sulfur drugs or other medicine.which drug is contraindicated
Aa sulfa group drugs.. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, chemotherapy drugs, monoclonal antibodies, anti-seizure drugs and ACE inhibitors are frequent causes of allergic drug reactions.
Sulfur drug allergy - actually it refers to Sulpha drugs, patient misspell it as sulfer Durg! Sulpha drugs means antibiotic belonging to class of Sulphonamide - commonest is Septran/ Bactrim DS , which contain sulphamethoxazole and trimethoprim Other combination of sulphadoxin with pyrimethamine For this patients who are allergic to Sulpha drugs , drugs belonging to class of Sulphonamide should be avoided
Supha family is to be avoided Like other group can be Imidazole group Analgin group
thiazide related diuretics like hydrochlorthiazide indapamide chlorthiazide sulphonylureas group like glimiperide glibenclamide
* SEPTRAN.. COTRIMOXAZOLE..& .. SULHPAMETHIZOLE..
Sulfasalazine, Co-trimoxazole(Bactrim).
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