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If the patient is allergic to penicillin then should diclofenac be given or not?

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Question added by Fakhar Nisa , Pharmacist , Hajrah kareem pharmacy
Date Posted: 2017/05/02
Muneeb Edavana
by Muneeb Edavana , Pharmacist , LAYAL PHARMACY

Yes , we can give there is no drug interaction between them. In case of Asthmatic patient Diclofenac should not be given.

Sandra Ghanem
by Sandra Ghanem , Pharmacy Manager , Dispensary of Mazraat Daher

Penicillin and Diclofenac have no direct relation. So even if a patient is allergic to Penicillin, he still be prescribed Diclofenac, of course after checking that he has no contraindications to it.

MUNAZZA SHAREEF
by MUNAZZA SHAREEF , Teacher , Divicional Model School & college Cambrige

yes, it can be given as they belong to two diffenrent class of drugs, having no interaction.

Adnan Knefaty
by Adnan Knefaty , pharmacist , Pharmacie Luc

there is no direct relation between penecllne and diclofenac so can be given with caution if the patient is asthmatic then it should be avoided

Madiha  Boulkamh
by Madiha Boulkamh , manager , physiopharm,

penecillin is an Antibiotic,however diclofenac is an AINS so two differents classes meaning not the same action,so we can't substitut penecillin with diclofenac,but we can give it to this allergic patient 

Chandra N Nayak
by Chandra N Nayak , Pharmacist , Unique College of medical science and hospital pvt Ltd

yes,we can give diclofenac to the patient.since patient has allegry to penicillin penicillin should not be given 

Imran khan
by Imran khan , Retail Pharmacist , Ideal pharmacy

yes we can give but diclofenac is not an alternative for Penicillin

Ibrahim Shuwayi
by Ibrahim Shuwayi , pharmacist , alnahdi company

is the patient asthmatic?

is patient having any GIT complecation ?

did Patient have any senstivity to Diclovanic?

According to that we can provide a good answer

 

pencillin allergic patients r not allergic to diclfenac. But diclofenac r not the alternative of pencillin

mathew ryan
by mathew ryan , clinical pharmacist, , GSL medical hospital

no their is no interaction between these two drugs

Deleted user
by Deleted user

If the patient has allergic to penicillin then should give him immediately H.C and antihistamin injection, but not a diclfenac

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