Occupational Diseases of Pharmacists & Pharmaceutical Workers

OA = Occupational Asthma

ACD = Allergic Contact Dermatitis

CU = Contact Urticaria

PACD = Photoallergic Contact Dermatitis

PSA (Not occupational) = Photosensitivity to a Systemic Agent (Photodrug Reaction)

ANTIBIOTICS

Ampicillin OA CU

Bacitracin ACD CU

Cephalosporins OA CU

Chloramphenicol ACD CU

Ciprofloxin PSA

Gentamycin ACD CU

Griseofulvin PSA

Iodochlorhydroxyquin (Vioform) ACD CU

Isoniazid OA

Lincomycin ACD

Mezlocillin CU

Nalidixic acid PSA

Neomycin ACD CU

Nitrofurazone (Furacin) ACD

Pencillin OA CU

Spectinomycin ACD

Spiramycin OA

Streptomycin CU

Sulfanilamide PSA PACD

Tetracyclines PSA OA

Thimerosal (Merthiolate) ACD

Virginiamycin ACD CU

ANIMAL-FEED ADDITIVES

Amprolium OA ACD

Clopidol ACD

Ethoxyquin ACD

Furaltadone ACD

Furazolidone ACD

Olaquindox ACD

Thiabendazole ACD

Tylosin OA ACD

CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS

Azathioprine (Imuran) ACD

Cisplatin CU

Dacarbazine PSA

5-Fluorouracil PSA

Mitoxantrone OA

Vinblastine PSA

DIURETICS

Furosemide PSA

Hydrochlorothiazide PSA

ANTIHYPERTENSIVES

Alprenolol ACD

Hydralazine OA ACD

Labetalol ACD

Methyldopa OA

Oxprenolol ACD

Propanolol ACD

NSAIDS

Benzydamine (Difflam) ACD PACD

Naproxen (Naprosyn) PSA

Oxaprozin (Daypro) PSA

Piroxicam (Feldene) ACD PSA

OTHER AGENTS

Amiodarone PSA

Azoperone ACD

Benzocaine ACD CU

Cimetidine OA

Chlorpromazine PSA PACD CU

Codeine OA ACD

Disulfiram (Antabuse) ACD

Famotidine (Pepcid) ACD

Hematoporphyrin PSA

Ipecac OA

Morphine OA ACD

Penicillamine OA

Promethazine PACD CU

Propacemetol ACD

Phenothiazine PACD CU

Procaine hydrochloride ACD

Psoralen PSA

Psyllium OA (also in nurses)

Quinidine ACD PSA

Ranitidine ACD

Salbutamol intermediate OA

Tetracaine ACD

Tolbutamide PSA