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In medicine, a contraindication is a condition (a situation or factor) that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm that it would cause the patient. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Contraindication is the opposite of indication , which is a reason to use a certain treatment.
The opposite of an indication is a contraindication, [4] a reason to withhold a certain medical treatment because the risks of treatment clearly outweigh the benefits. In the United States, indications for prescription drugs are approved by the FDA. Indications are included in the Indications and Usage section of the Prescribing Information.
NSAID identification on label of generic ibuprofen, an over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [1] [3] (NSAID) [1] are members of a therapeutic drug class which reduces pain, [4] decreases inflammation, decreases fever, [1] and prevents blood clots.
Indications and contraindications Experts on the ketogenic diet recommend it be strongly considered for children with uncontrolled epilepsy who have tried and failed two anticonvulsant drugs; [ 19 ] most children who start the ketogenic diet have failed at least three times this number.
A history of sensitivity to iodine is not a contraindication to using diatrizoate, although it suggests caution in use of the agent. In this case, a regimen of oral or intravenous corticosteroids may be given as prophylaxis, or an alternative such as barium sulfate may be preferable. [citation needed]
Drug intolerance or drug sensitivity refers to an inability to tolerate the adverse effects of a medication, generally at therapeutic or subtherapeutic doses. Conversely, a patient is said to be "tolerating" a drug when they can tolerate its adverse effects.
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Contraindications for patients to receive prolotherapy injections may include: [18] Local abscess; Bleeding disorders [19] Patient on anticoagulant medication [19] Known allergy to prolotherapy agent [19] Acute infections such as cellulitis [7] Septic arthritis [7] Relative contraindications include: [citation needed] Acute gouty arthritis ...