Table 1

Drugs and chemicals to be avoided by persons with G6PD deficiency

Acetanilid 
Diaminodiphenyl sulfone 
Furazolidone (Furoxone) 
Glibenclamide 
Henna (Lawsone) 
Isobutyl nitrite 
Methylene Blue 
Naphthalene 
Niridazole (Ambilhar) 
Nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) 
Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) 
Phenylhydrazine 
Primaquine 
Sulfacetamide 
Sulfanilamide 
Sulfapyridine 
Thiazolesulfone 
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) 
Urate oxidase 
Acetanilid 
Diaminodiphenyl sulfone 
Furazolidone (Furoxone) 
Glibenclamide 
Henna (Lawsone) 
Isobutyl nitrite 
Methylene Blue 
Naphthalene 
Niridazole (Ambilhar) 
Nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) 
Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) 
Phenylhydrazine 
Primaquine 
Sulfacetamide 
Sulfanilamide 
Sulfapyridine 
Thiazolesulfone 
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) 
Urate oxidase 

Further details concerning most of these drugs may be found in Beutler.65,66 

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