What is not allowed for G6PD?

Your child should not eat fava beans. Some people should also avoid red wine, all beans, blueberries, soya products, tonic water and camphor.

What medications affect G6PD?

Causes

• Antimalarial medicines such as quinine.
• Aspirin (high doses)
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
• Quinidine.
• Sulfa drugs.
• Antibiotics such as quinolones, nitrofurantoin.

Which antimalarial medications are contraindicated in patients with glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase G6PD deficiency select all that apply?

Sepsis can cause methemoglobinemia, and methylene blue—the first-line treatment for acquired methemoglobinemia—is contraindicated in patients with G6PD deficiency.

What can trigger G6PD?

Triggers of hemolysis in kids with G6PD deficiency include:

• illness, such as bacterial and viral infections.
• some painkillers and fever-lowering drugs.
• some antibiotics (most often those with “sulf” in their names)
• some antimalarial drugs (most often those with “quine” in their names)
• fava beans (also called broad beans)

Is ibuprofen safe for G6PD?

Can I give my child paracetamol or ibuprofen? Yes – paracetamol and NSAIDS (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are safe for children with G6PD deficiency.

Is aspirin contraindicated in G6PD deficiency?

Aspirin is not an absolute contraindication in G6PD deficient patients.

Can G6PD take aspirin?

Is paracetamol safe for G6PD?

Yes – paracetamol and NSAIDS (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are safe for children with G6PD deficiency.

Which antimalarial is safe in G6PD deficiency?

Majority of the cases in literature incriminate primaquine for haemolysis in patients with malaria. However, primaquine, has been safely given to individuals with the G6PD A- variant as long as a low dose is used (15 mg/day or 45 mg once or twice weekly) under close supervision of blood counts.

Is aspirin safe for G6PD?

Is Vitamin C good for G6PD?

Vitamin C has been categorised as “probably safe” in “normal therapeutic doses” in G6PD deficiency.

Is Zinc safe for G6PD?

This study revealed that serum zinc concentration was not associated with the severity of acute hemolysis in G6PD-deficient children.

Which medications are contraindicated in patients with G6PD deficiency?

Dorzolamide (trade name, Trusopt), Brinzolamide (Azopt) and Acetazolamide (Diamox pills) are contraindicated for persons suffering from G6PD deficiency.

Does acetazolamide cause hemolytic anemia in G6PD deficiency?

Finally, drug information on acetazolamide does not indicate to use caution in those with G6PD deficiency but it does list hemolytic anemia as a serious reaction. It is hard to say without looking at the specific pre and post-marketing trials of this drug whether or not this was actual or theoretical.

Is acetazolamide prohibited in the US?

The short answer is, NO, it is not prohibited. The longer answer is it should be used with caution. The problem arises when you consider that acetazolamide has a chemical structure of a sulfonamide.

Is Azopt contraindicated in glaucoma?

G6PD Deficiency and Glaucoma. Dorzolamide (trade name, Trusopt), Brinzolamide (Azopt) and Acetazolamide (Diamox pills) are contraindicated for persons suffering from G6PD deficiency.