Anemia

Anemia is a condition wherein the blood is not able to transport a sufficient amount of oxygen to the tissues.

This results in a lack of energy and vitality, which is the most common symptom of the condition. Other symptoms of include:

• shortness of breath,
• headache,
• dizziness when standing up,
• pale skin, gums, and nail beds,
• cold hands and feet,
• chest pain,
• poor appetite, delayed growth and development, and behavioral problems in children
• arrhythmia, heart murmur, enlarged heart, and heart failure in very extreme cases

There are various forms of this disorder and each tends to be caused by different medications. I won't cover them all but the more common types are iron deficiency, drug-induced hemolytic, aplastic, and megaloblastic. These are the types that will be covered in this section. Iron deficiency due to drugs is usually caused when a medication results in internal bleeding which in turn leads to blood loss which in turn then eventually leads to iron deficiency.

Medications That Can Cause
Iron Deficiency Anemia

• Diclofenac (Cataflam, Voltaren)
• Diflunisal (Dolobid)
• Etodolac (Lodine, Lodine XL)
• Fenoprofen (Nalfon)
• Flurbiprofen (Ansaid)
• Ibuprofen (Advil, Excedrin IB, Ibu-Tab, Midol IB, Motrin, Nuprin, Pamprin-IB)
• Indomethacin (Indocin)
• Ketoprofen (Oruvail, Orudis)
• Ketorolac (Toradol)
• Mefenamic Acid (Ponstel)
• Meloxicam (Mobic)
• Nabumetone (Relafen)
• Naproxen (Aleve, Anaprox, Naprelan, Naprosyn)
• Oxaprozin (Daypro)
• Piroxicam (Feldene)
• Salsalate (Disalcid)
• Sulindac (Clinoril)
• Tolmetin (Tolectin)

Cyclo-Oxygenase-2 Inhibitors (COX-2 Inhibitors)

• Celecoxib (Celebrex)
• Valdecoxib (Bextra)

Medications That Can Cause
Other Types of Anemias

• Acetaminophen/Paracetamol (Tylenol)
• Amphotericin B (Ambisome, Amphotec, Fungizone)
• Ampicillin
• Atorvastatin (Lipitor)
• Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
• Carbenicillin (Geocillin)
• Carboplatin (Paraplatin)
• Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol)
• Cefixime (Suprax)
• Cefotaxime (Claforan)
• Cefotetan (Cefotan)
• Cefoxitin (Mefoxin)
• Ceftazidime (Ceftaz, Fortaz)
• Ceftizoxime (Cefizox)
• Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
• Cephalexin (Keflex, Panixine)
• Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
• Chlorpropamide (Diabinese)
• Cisplatin (Platinol)
• Clonazepam (Klonopin)
• Diclofenac (Cataflam, Voltaren)
• Esomeprazole (Nexium)
• Etanercept (Enbrel)
• Etodolac (Lodine, Lodine XL)
• Ezetimibe + Simvastatin (Vytorin)
• Fenoprofen (Nalfon)
• Fludarabine (Fludara)
• Fluorouracil
• Fluvoxamine (Luvox, Luvox CR)
• Furosemide (Lasix)
• Hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDiuril)
• Isoniazid
• Lansoprazole (Prevacid)
• Levodopa
• Mefenamic acid (Ponstel)
• Melphalan (Alkeran)
• Mephenytoin (Mesantoin)
• Mercaptopurine (Purinethol)
• Methotrexate (Trexall)
• Methyldopa (Aldomet)
• Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin)
• Penicillin G (Bicillin LA)
• Phenytoin (Dilantin)
• Piperacillin (Pipracil)
• Pregabalin (Lyrica)
• Probenecid (Benemid)
• Procainamide (Procan)
• Quindine (Quinaglute, Quinidex, Quinora)
• Quinine (Qualaquin)
• Ranitidine (Zantac, Zantac 75)
• Rifampin (Rifadin)
• Rituximab (Rituxan)
• Simvastatin (Zocor)
• Streptomycin
• Sulindac (Clinoril)
• Teniposide (Vumon)
• Tetracycline (Sumycin)
• Tolbutamide (Orinase)
• Tolmetin (Tolectin)
• Triamterene (Dyrenium)
• Warfarin (Coumadin)

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June 6, 2009

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