TITLE: CLOTTING FACTORS
AUTHORS: RACHID BAZ, MD -- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
   TAREK MEKHAIL, MD -- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
REVIEWED: JULY 15, 2004
Table 1:
Common Drugs Causing Platelet Dysfunction
Interfering with Platelet Membrane
Inhibition of Prostaglandin Pathways
Inhibition of Platelet Phosphodiesterase
Unknown Mechanism of Action
Amitriptyline Aspirin Caffine Acetazolamide
Imipramine Nonsteroidal
Anti-inflammatory drugs
Dipyridamole Ethancrynic
acid
Chlorpromazine Furosemide Aminophylline Hydroxychloroquine
Cocaine Verapamil Theophylline Nitroprusside
Lidocaine Hydralazine Vinblastine Cyproheptadine
Isoproterenol Cyclosporine A Vincristine Nitroglycerin
Proranolol Hydrocortisone Colchicine Famotidine
Penicillin    Papaverine Cimetidine
Ampicillin      
Cephalothin
Promethazine
Diphenhydramine
Carbenicillin
  

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