Who should not take Percocet?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- acute liver failure
- caloric undernutrition
- liver problems
- a condition where the body is unable to maintain adequate blood flow called shock
- acetaminophen overdose
- acute inflammation of the liver due to hepatitis C virus
- history of opioid overdose
- worsening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- morbid obesity
- inherited dysfunction of autonomic nerve function
- high pressure within the skull
- weakened patient
- an inability to completely empty the bladder
- sleep apnea
- seizures
- coma
- enlarged prostate
- narrowing of the tube that empties urine from the bladder
- decreased kidney function
- spasm of a bile duct tract
- disease of the gallbladder
- constipation
- inflammatory bowel disease
- ulcerative colitis
- an inflammatory condition of the intestines
- stomach or intestinal tract operation
- decreased lung function
- asthma attack
- emphysema
- low blood pressure
- abnormal heart rhythm
- slow heartbeat
- cor pulmonale
- drug abuse
- alcohol intoxication
- suicidal thoughts
- mood changes
- toxic psychosis
- psychosis caused by sudden alcohol withdrawal
- dehydration
- a condition where the adrenal glands produce less hormones called Addison's disease
- untreated decreased level of thyroid hormones
- a brain tumor
- systemic mastocytosis
Allergies:
- Opioids - Morphine Analogues
- Tramadol
- Acetaminophen
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