| Medication |
Reasons not to take this medicine |
Side effects |
| Unfractionated Heparin |
If you have an allergy
to heparin or any part of this medication.
If you have low blood platelet levels.
If you are actively bleeding |
Bleeding problems
Chest pain
Fevers, chills
Headache
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals,
frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free
candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.
Bruising
Low platelet counts can rarely occur
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| Low Molecular weight
Heparin |
If you have an allergy
to low molecular weight heparin or any part of
this medication.
If you have low blood platelet levels.
If you are actively bleeding |
Bleeding problems
Chest pain
Fevers, chills
Headache
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent
mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or
chewing sugar-free gum may help.
Bruising
Low platelet counts can rarely occur. |
| Warfarin |
If you have an allergy
to warfarin or any other part of this medicine.
If you have any of the following conditions: Anesthesia
given in your spine, aneurysm, bleeding problems,
cancer, diverticulitis, heart valve infection,
liver disease, low platelet count, pericarditis,
polyarthritis, poor nutrition, recent surgery
of the eye or brain, uncontrolled high blood pressure,
unsteadiness, or warfarin-induced necrosis.
If you know that you will not take the medicine
as directed.
If you are pregnant or may be pregnant. |
Bleeding problems.
Headache.
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent
mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or
chewing sugar-free gum may help. |
| Allopurinol |
If you have an allergy
to allopurinol or any other part of this medicine. |
Skin irritation. |
| Potassium Citrate |
If you have an allergy
to potassium citrate or any other part of this
medicine.
If you have any of the following conditions: Adynamia
episodica hereditaria, dehydration, heat cramps,
high potassium levels, poor kidney function, or
untreated Addison's disease. |
High potassium level.
Signs include feeling weak, lightheaded, dizzy,
feel like passing out, or have numbness or tingling.
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent
mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or
chewing sugar-free gum may help.
Diarrhea.
Belly pain.
Gas. |
| Angiotensin converting
enzyme inhibitor |
If you have an allergy
to enalapril or any other part of this medicine.
If you have any of the following conditions: Blockage
in the kidneys' arteries or other kidney disease,
or hyperaldosteronism.
If you are pregnant or may be pregnant. |
Feeling dizzy. Rise
slowly over several minutes from sitting or lying
position. Be careful climbing.
Headache.
Abnormal taste. This is usually reversible.
Cough. |
| Granulocte colony
stimulating factor |
If you have an allergy
to filgrastim or any other part of this medicine.
If you are taking chemotherapy and radiation treatments
at the same time. |
Bone pain.
Headache.
Short-term discomfort after use.
Feeling tired or weak.
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent
mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or
chewing sugar-free gum may help. |
| Nitisinone |
If you have an allergy
to nitisinone or any other part of this medicine. |
Hair loss.
Skin irritation.
Low platelet and white blood cell counts can rarely
occur. |
| Desmopressin |
Do not give this medicine
to a child younger than 6 years of age.
If you have an allergy to desmopressin acetate
or any other part of this medicine. |
Headache.
Belly pain.
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent
mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or
chewing sugar-free gum may help. |
| Von Willebrand Factor
concentrates |
If you have an allergy
to Von Willebrand factor or any other part of
this medicine. |
Blood clots. |
| Aminocaproic acid |
If you have an allergy
to aminocaproic acid or any other part of this
medicine. |
Headache.
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent
mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or
chewing sugar-free gum may help.
Belly pain.
Nasal congestion. |
| Tranexaminic acid |
If you have an allergy
to tranexaminic acid or any other part of this
medicine.
If you are color-blind. |
Blurry vision.
Blood clots.
Very low blood pressure.
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent
mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or
chewing sugar-free gum may help.
Belly pain |
| Topical thrombin |
If you have an allergy
to thrombin or any other part of this medicine. |
Fever.
Allergic reaction. |
| Intravenous immune
globulin |
If you have an allergy
to immune globulin or any other part of this medicine.
If you have IgA deficiency. |
Pain or irritation
where the shot is given.
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent
mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or
chewing sugar-free gum may help.
Headache. |
| Penicillamine |
If you have an allergy
to penicillamine or any other part of this medicine.
If you are pregnant or may be pregnant.
If you are breast-feeding. |
Nausea or vomiting.
Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking
hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free
gum may help.
Abnormal taste.
This is usually reversible.
Not hungry.
Muscle weakness.
Itching. |
| Trientene |
If you have an allergy
to trientine or any other part of this medicine.
If you have any of the following conditions: Biliary
cirrhosis, cystinuria, or rheumatoid arthritis. |
Abnormal taste. This
is usually reversible.
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent
mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or
chewing sugar-free gum may help.
Not hungry. |
| Zinc |
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Dizziness.
Restlessness.
Diarrhea.
Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent
mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or
chewing sugar-free gum may help.
Stomach ulcers. |
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