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Medications that should not be used |
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| Drug Category | Invirase™ Roche saquinavir |
Norvir™ Abbott ritonavir |
Crixivan® Merck indinavir |
Potential Alternatives (these alternatives may not be therapeutically equivalent) |
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| Analgesic | meperidine (Demerol) piroxicam (Fledene) propoxyphene (Darvon, others) |
acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) aspirin (Bayer, others) oxycodon (Percocet, others) |
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| Cardiovascular (antiarrhythmic) | amiodarone (Cordarone) encainide (Enkaid) flecainide (Tambocor) propafenone (Rythmol) quinidine (various) |
very limited clinical experience | ||
| Antimycobacterial | rifampin (Rifadin,others) | rifabutin (Mycobutin) | rifampin (Rifadin, others) | alternatives for rifabutin (Mycobutin): clarithromycin (Biaxin), ethambutol (Myambutol) |
| Cardiovascular (calcium channel blocker) | bepridil (Vascor) | very limited clinical experience | ||
| Ergot Alkaloid (vasoconstrictor) |
dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45) Ergotamine (various) |
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| Cold and Allergy (antihistamine) | astemizole (Hismanal) terfenadine (Seldane) |
astemizole (Hismanal) terfenadine (Seldane) |
astemizole (Hismanal) terfenadine (Seldane) |
loratadine (Claritin) |
| Gastrointestinal | cisapride (Propulsid) | cisapride (Propulsid) | cisapride (Propulsid) | very limited clinical experience |
| Psychotropic (antidepressant) | bupropion (Wellbutrin) | fluoxetine (Prozac) desipramine (Norpramin) |
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| Psychotropic (neuroleptic) | clozapine (Clozaril) pimozide (Orap) |
very limited clinical experience | ||
| Psychotropic (sedative/hypnotic) | alprazolam (Xanax) clorazepate (Tranxene) diazepam (Valium) estazolam (ProSom) flurazepam (Dalmane) midazolam (Versed) triazolam (Halcion) zolpidem (Ambien) |
midazolam (Versed) triazolam (Halcion) |
temazepam (Restoril) lorazepam (Ativan) |
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