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. 2009 Jul 7;2009:495863. doi: 10.1155/2009/495863

Table 1.

Drug induced hematologic syndromes.

Syndrome Examples of associated drugs References
Immunohemolytic anemia Pencillins, cephaloporins, alpha-methyl-DOPA, oxaliplatin, fludarabine, anti-Rh D antiglobulin [14]
Nonimmune hemolytic anemia Ribavirin, phenazopyridine, chloroquine, [5, 6]
Methhemoglobinemia Phenazopyridine, dapsone, benzocaine, prilocaine [713]
Megaloblastic anemia Rrimethoprim, pyrimethamine, diphenyhydantoin [1416]
Sideroblastic anemia Isoniazid, chloramphenicol, linezolide [1722]
Aplastic anemia Chloramphenical, gold, NSAIDs, [2327]
Pure red cell aplasia Diphenylhydantoin, azathioprine, chlopropamide, isoniazid, erythropoietin [2833]
Immune thrombocytopenia Quinine, quinidine, heparin, vancomycin, sulfas, pencillins, glycoprotein IIb-IIIa inhibitors [3440]
Thrombotic microangiopathy Quinine, quinidine, clopidogrel, ticlopidine, cylosporine A, mitomycin-C, cisplatin [4145]
Platelet dysfunction Pencillins, beta-lactam antibiotics, aspirin, NSAIDs [46, 47]
Hypercoagulability Estrogens, tamoxifen, asparaginase, heparin, bevacizumab, thalidomide/lenalidomide, COX-2 inhibitors, erythropoietin [4866]
Circulating anticoagulants Isoniazid, hydralazine, procainamide [6770]
Hypoprothrombinemia Cephalosporins, pencillins, sulfas [7173]
Neutropenia Antithyroid drugs, procainamide, sulfas, captopril, phenothiazines, diphenylhydantoin, rituximab [7477]
Neutrophilia Glucocorticoids, lithium, G- and GM-CSF [7881]
Eosinophilia Pencillins, sulfas, allopurinol, diphenylhydantoin [82, 83]
Polycythemia Erythropoietin, anabolic steroids, diuretics [84]
Acute leukemia/myelodyplasia Alkylating agents, topoisomerase II inhibitors [8595]