Drugs and chemicals to be avoided by persons with G6PD deficiency
Acetanilid |
Diaminodiphenyl sulfone |
Furazolidone (Furoxone) |
Glibenclamide |
Henna (Lawsone) |
Isobutyl nitrite |
Methylene Blue |
Naphthalene |
Niridazole (Ambilhar) |
Nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) |
Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) |
Phenylhydrazine |
Primaquine |
Sulfacetamide |
Sulfanilamide |
Sulfapyridine |
Thiazolesulfone |
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) |
Urate oxidase |
Acetanilid |
Diaminodiphenyl sulfone |
Furazolidone (Furoxone) |
Glibenclamide |
Henna (Lawsone) |
Isobutyl nitrite |
Methylene Blue |
Naphthalene |
Niridazole (Ambilhar) |
Nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) |
Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) |
Phenylhydrazine |
Primaquine |
Sulfacetamide |
Sulfanilamide |
Sulfapyridine |
Thiazolesulfone |
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) |
Urate oxidase |
Further details concerning most of these drugs may be found in Beutler.65,66