Forbidden Drugs

[Edwin Partridge <edwin.partridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

AN" Having paid no attention before, and now in need of information,
please " tell me where to find out which  drugs should be avoided by the
PDer who " is about to have minor (-hernia-) surgery.  I've been told
that I'll be " given some tranquilizing medication before, local
anesthetic during, and " pain killers afterwards.  I take sinemet,
permax, and prozac.

AN" Allan Netick


                 CONTRAINDICATED DRUGS
                          FOR
           PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE

 DRUG CATEGORY           TRADE NAME                GENERIC NAME

Antipsychotic           Haldol                    Haloperidol
 (used for              Trilafon                  Perphenazine
 agitated               Thorazine                 Chlorpromazine
 confusion)             Stelazine                 Trifluoperazine
                        Prolixin, Permitil        Flufenazine
                        Navane                    Thiothixene
                        Mellaril (high dosage)    Thioridazine
                        Loxitane                  Loxapine HCL

Antidepressant          Triavil                   Perphenazine &
                                                  Amitriptyline
                                                   (combined)
                        Ascendin                  Amoxapine
                        Nardil (1)                Phenelzine
                        Parnate (1)               Tranylcypromine
                        Prozac (3)                Fluoxetine

Antivomiting            Compazine                 Prochlorperazine
                        Reglan                    Metoclopramide
                        Torecan                   Thiethylperazine

Miscellaneous,          Serpasil                  Reserpine
Blood Pressure,         Raudixin                  Rauwolfia Serpentina
Post-op                 Rauverid                   (none)
Medication              Wolfina                    (none)
                        Harmonyl                  Deserpine
                        Moderil                   Rescinnamine
                        Rauwiloid                  (none)

Narcotic                Demerol (2)               Meperidine
Analgesic

Possible                Aldomet                   Alpha-methyldopa
Potential               Dilantin                  Phenytoin
                        Lithium                    (none)
                        Buspar                    Buspirone

   1 Nardil, Parnate must not be used with Eldepryl (Selegiline
                                                      Hydrochloride).
   2 Demerol used with Eldepryl threatens life.
       (Sandoz 800-631-8184)
   3 Prozac added to Dr Nausieda's list.

   Authority: Paul A Nausieda MD
              Director, APDA I&R Center
              Milwaukee, Wisconsin
              800-972-5455


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