Medications

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Other Drugs and Supplements

Contrast Media

Contrast Media – Injectable

Diatrizoate
Ferumoxides
Gadodiamide
Gadopentetate
Gadoteridol
Gadoversetamide
Iodixanol
Iohexol
Iopamidol
Iopromide
Oithalamate
Ioversol
Ioxaglate
Ioxilan
Mangafodipir

D – diagnosis may dictate restriction

Contrast Media – Oral

Barium sulfate
Diatrizoate
Ferumoxsil
Iohexol

A – approved while on duty

Intravenous General Solutions

Albumin
Dextran
Hetastarch
Lactated Ringers solution
Normal saline

D – diagnosis may dictate restriction

Minerals and Electrolytes

Calcium acetate PHOSLO
Calcium carbonate TUMS, OS-CAL

A – approved while on duty

Calcium chloride

D – diagnosis may dictate restriction

Calcium citrate CITRACAL
Calcium gluconate
Ferrous gluconate
Ferrous sulfate
Fluoride-mouth rinse

A – approved while on duty

Iron dextran

D – diagnosis may dictate restriction

Iron polysaccharide

A – approved while on duty

Iron sucrose

D – diagnosis may dictate restriction

Magnesium chloride
Magnesium gluconate
Magnesium oxide

A – approved while on duty

Magnesium sulfate

D – diagnosis may dictate restriction

Phosphorus NEUTRA-PHOS, K-PHOS

A – approved while on duty
D – diagnosis may dictate restriction

Potassium salts
Potassium iodide

A – approved while on duty

Sodium ferric gluconate FERRLECIT

D – diagnosis may dictate restriction

Oral Rehydration Solutions

Ceralyte
Infalyte
Keo Lectrolyte
Naturalyte
Pedialyte
Rehydralyte
Resol

A – approved while on duty
D – diagnosis may dictate restriction

Supplements and Vitamins

Aloe vera oral and topical
Arnica topical
Black cohosh

A – approved while on duty

Caffeine NODOZ

A – approved while on duty; do not exceed recommended doses

Chamomile

S – approved if taken off duty (with appropriate delay before returning to full duty to assure that there are no further residual effects); risk of sedation

Chondroitin
Cinnamon
Coenzyme Q10
Cranberry
Creatine
Dehydroepiandrosterone-DHEA
Echinacea

A – approved while on duty

Ephedra
Unsafe and banned by the FDA
Feverfew
Garlic
Ginger
Ginkgo biloba
Ginseng
Glucosamine

A – approved while on duty

Kava

S – approved if taken off duty (with appropriate delay before returning to full duty to assure that there are no further residual effects); risk of sedation, liver damage

Melatonin

S – approved if taken off duty (with appropriate delay before returning to full duty to assure that there are no further residual effects); risk of sedation

Niacin

S – approved if taken off duty/0 to 1 hour, depending on individual tolerance
A – approved while on duty if medication is well tolerated; monitor for orthostatic hypotension

Omega-3 fatty acids LOVAZA

A – approved while on duty

Passiflora

S – approved if taken off duty (with appropriate delay before returning to full duty to assure that there are no further residual effects) risk of sedation

Red yeast rice – may contain lovastatin

A – approved while on duty; monitor for side effects especially myopathy

Saint Johns Wort

T – temporary restriction at beginning of treatment; monitor for behavior changes, dizziness, photosensitivity
D – diagnosis may dictate restriction

Saw Palmetto
Soy
Turmeric

A – approved while on duty

Valerian

S – approved if taken off duty (with appropriate delay before returning to full duty to assure that there are no further residual effects); risk of sedation

Vitamins

A – approved while on duty