FPGEE Foreign Pharmacy

Category - Pharmaceutical

Which of the following disorders is a contraindication for the use of mesalamine?
  1. G6PD (Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase) deficiency
  2. A history of renal disease
  3. A history of breast cancer
  4. Cardiac arrhythmias
Explanation
Answer: A - Mesalamine is a prostaglandin inhibitor and therefore acts as an anti-inflammatory agent. The only one of the conditions listed for which mesalamine is contraindicated is a G6PD deficiency.
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