Contraindications Flashcards
Chloropheniramine
Pregnant, Elderly and Children
Ipratropropium Bromide
Caution in older men c prostatic hyperplasia (bc of effects on urinary retention)
Tiotropium
Caution in older men c prostatic hyperplasia (bc of effects on urinary retention)
Diphenhydramine
Pregnant, Elderly and Children
Dimenhydrinate
Pregnant, Elderly and Children
Beta blockers
patients in respiratory distress
Atrovastatin
Liver disease
Pravastatin
Liver disease
Ezetimibe
Check liver function test before starting
Cholestyramine
pts w/ hypertriglyceridemia
Niacin (vit B3)
Pregnancy
Gemfibrozil
pregnancy (can cross placenta)
children
Kidney disease
Nitroglycerin
Co-use of nitrates & viagra → life threatening hypotension
Verapamil
heart failure patients
Diltazem
heart failure patients