Who should not take Perphenazine?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- alcohol use disorder
- extrapyramidal disease
- a type of movement disorder
- overweight
- anemia
- low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils
- neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- a reaction characterized by fever
- muscle rigidity and confusion
- a heart attack
- a low supply of oxygen rich blood to the heart
- slow heartbeat
- abnormal heart rhythm
- abnormal EKG with QT changes from birth
- chronic lung or breathing passage problem
- coma
- stupor
- weight gain
- high blood sugar
- metabolic syndrome x
- insecticide poisoning due to organophosphate ingredient
- a type of movement disorder called parkinsonism
- a high prolactin level
- decreased blood platelets
- low levels of white blood cells
- tardive dyskinesia
- a disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face
- mouth and tongue
- glaucoma
- an increased pressure in the eye
- angina
- a type of chest pain
- torsades de pointes
- a type of abnormal heart rhythm
- prolonged QT interval on EKG
- chronic heart failure
- orthostatic hypotension
- a form of low blood pressure
- liver problems
- seizures
- an inability to completely empty the bladder
- susceptible to breathing fluid into lungs
- dementia in an elderly person
- CYP2D6 poor metabolizer
- enlarged prostate
Allergies:
- Phenothiazines
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