Griseofulvin contraindications

Griseofulvin
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]

Contraindications

The drug is contraindicated in patients with porphyria, hepatocellular failure, and in individuals with a history of hypersensitivity to griseofulvin.

Two cases of conjoined twins have been reported in patients taking griseofulvin during the first trimester of pregnancy. Griseofulvin should not be prescribed to pregnant patients.^[1]

References

↑ “GRIFULVIN V (GRISEOFULVIN) TABLET [ORTHO-MCNEIL PHARMACEUTICALS]”.

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.

[dailymed.nlm.nih.gov-1] “GRIFULVIN V (GRISEOFULVIN) TABLET [ORTHO-MCNEIL PHARMACEUTICALS]”.

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Griseofulvin contraindications

Contraindications

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