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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