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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Reserpine

Health Encyclopedia: 17 Ketosteroids

Alternative Names

17-KS


What the risks are

There are no risks.


Special considerations

Drugs that can increase 17-KS measurements include: antibiotics, chloramphenicol, chlorpromazine, dexamethasone, meprobamate, phenothiazines, quinidine, secobarbital, and spironolactone.

Drugs that can decrease 17-KS measurements include: estrogens, oral contraceptives (birth control pills), probenecid, promazine, reserpine, salicylates (prolonged use), and thiazid...

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Health Guide

5-HIAA
...include acetanilid, phenacetin, glyceryl guaiacolate (found in many cough syrups), methocarbamol, and reserpine. Drugs that can decrease 5-HIAA measurements include chlorpromazine, heparin,... Read more »
Prolactin
...levels, including estrogens, tricyclic antidepressants, metoclopramide, phenothiazines, butyrophenones, reserpine, methyldopa, and H2 blockers. If your prolactin levels are elevated, the test... Read more »
Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
...measurements include colchicine, iron, oxidizing drugs (for example, iodine, bromides, and boric acid), and reserpine. Large amounts of vitamin C can cause false-negative results on most FOBTs. ... Read more »
Huntington's disease
...blockers such as haloperidol or phenothiazine medications may reduce abnormal behaviors and movements. Reserpine and other medications have been used, with varying success. Drugs like... Read more »
Smell: impaired
...(such as amphetamines, estrogen, naphazoline, phenothiazines, prolonged use of nasal decongestants, reserpine) Radiation therapy Nasal or sinus surgery ... Read more »

Medications

Myn00180_119121_5

...high blood pressure (e.g., clonidine, hydralazine, reserpine) medications for overactive... Read more »

Atr10900_122765_5

...high blood pressure (e.g., clonidine, hydralazine, reserpine) medications for overactive... Read more »

Prg03910_84034_5

...anesthetics (e.g., halothane) memantine methyldopa reserpine tricyclic antidepressants... Read more »

Tev07870_113419_5

...to treat high blood pressure (e.g., clonidine, reserpine) Check the labels on all your... Read more »

Wrw28800_113629_5

...medications (e.g., beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, reserpine, guanethidine,... Read more »