
Medication to Avoid with Peripheral Neuropathy
There are some medications to avoid with peripheral neuropathy. Some medicines have shown that they can actually make the situation worse. Antibiotics The FDA issued a safety notification regarding some of the more popular antibiotics available to patients today. These include the following:- Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
- Gemifloxacin (Factive)
- Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
- Moxifloxacin (Avelox)
- Norfloxacin (Noroxin)
- Ofloxacin (Floxin)
- Diulfiram – anti-alcohol drug
- Phenytoin
- Cisplatin – cancer treatment
- Vincristine – cancer treatment
- Amiodarone and other blood pressure medications
- Metronidazole
- Nitrofurantoin
- Thalidomide – for fighting infections
- Dapsone – for treating skin conditions
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