I was recently diagnosed with chronic anemia and currently taking several meds for a heart attack from six years ago. Those meds are, 1) Clopidogrel 75 mg, 2) Metoprolol Tartrate 12.5 mg twice daily, 3) Lisinopril-HCTZ 10/12.5mg, 4) Tamsulosin 0.4mg, 5) Aspirin 81 mg for my morning regiment, and 1) Rosuvastatin 40 mg and 2) Tamsulosin 0.4 mg for my evening regiment! I also take an otc Stool softener 2 times aday and Centrum Multivitamins Silver multi vitamin.
What meds would lead to anemia?
Question posted by MrPhelps1960 on 16 Feb 2023
Last updated on 26 February 2023
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masso
26 Feb 2023
None of the medications you are taking have the potential side effect of anemia.
masso
26 Feb 2023
Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells provide oxygen to body tissues.
Normally, red blood cells last for about 120 days in the body. In hemolytic anemia, red blood cells in the blood are destroyed earlier than normal.
In some cases, a drug can cause the immune system to mistake your own red blood cells for foreign substances. The body responds by making antibodies to attack the body's own red blood cells. The antibodies attach to red blood cells and cause them to break down too early.
Drugs that can cause this type of hemolytic anemia include:
Cephalosporins (a class of antibiotics), most common cause
Dapsone
Levodopa
Levofloxacin
Methyldopa
Nitrofurantoin
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Penicillin and its derivatives
Phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
Quinidine
Source: National Library of Medicine
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