Contraindications Flashcards
Contraindications & Drug Interactions
Drug Name
Do not use concurrently with sildenafil
Isosorbide dinitrate
Hyperkalemia if used concurrently with spironolactone
contraindicated in 2nd/3rd trimesters of pregnancy
ARBs:
Valsartan
macrolide antibiotics (e.g., erythromycin) that ↓Eubacterium activity → ↑ toxicological potentials
Digoxin
Oral K+ or concurrent use of ACE inhibitor or ARB → ↓Hypokalemia
Patients with allergy to sulfonamide-based drugs
Furosemide
Patients with hyperkalemia or at risk of developing hyperkal;emia (e.g., patient with renal insufficiency)
Spironolactone
Patients with predisposition to asthma or severe bradycardia
Carvedilol
Metoprolol
spironolactone → Hyperkalemia
Aspirin or NSAIDs → ↓Antihypertensive effects of ACEIs
contraindicated in 2nd/3rd trimesters of pregnancy
ACE Inhibitors:
Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril
β-Blockers can attenuate effect
Dobutamine
– With P450 inhibitors
– With grapefruit juice
Liver disease; pregnancy & lactation
Statins
- Cell wall synthesis inhibitors + aminoglycosides —> synergistic
- Anesthetics and neuromuscular blockers
Aminoglycosides: Gentamicin
- Cephalosporins + aminoglycosides —> synergistic
- Cephalosporins + bacteriostatic agents (e.g., TCN) —> antagonistic
Patients exhibiting a hypersensitivity reaction to penicillins
Cephalosporins: Ceftriaxone
- Patients with liver disease
- Pregnancy except in extraneous conditions,
e.g., severe hyper‐triglyceridemia (>2000 mg/dL),
or pancreatitis
Fibrates
- aminoglycosides —> synergistic
- β-lactamase inhibitors —> synergistic
- bacteriostatic agents (e.g., TCN) —> antagonistic
Ampicillin Nafcillin Penicillin G Penicillins Amoxicillin + clavulanate Penicillin G and V Piperacillin + tazobactam
a. Cell wall synthesis inhibitors + aminoglycosides : synergistic
b. Anesthetics and neuromuscular blockers
Aminoglycosides - Gentamicin
a. + aminoglycosides : synergistic
b. + bacteriostatic agents (e.g., TCN) : antagonistic
Patients exhibiting a hypersensitivity reaction to penicillins
Ceftriaxone
a. Surgery within 10 days
b. Serious gastrointestinal bleeding within 3 months
c. History of hypertension (diastolic pressure >110 mm Hg)
d. Active bleeding or hemorrhagic disorder
e. Previous cerebrovascular accident or active intracranial process
f. Aortic dissection
g. Acute pericarditis
tPA; alteplase
CNS effects of are potentiated by concurrent ingestion
of alcohol or other CNS depressants
Chlorpheniramine
Diphenhydramine