Medications Associated with Causing Pancreatitis

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Kris,

I added a list of the medications associated with causing pancreatitis to the

list of files on the yahoo site. I researched the list with the PDR, drug

book, as the list I had was beginning to grow and I wasn't clear as to the

accuracy of the list.

There are two lists; 1) those that are definitely associated with causing

Pancreatitis and 2) those that are 'probably' associated with doing so. The

second list did not have Pancreatitis listed as an adverse reaction, but did

have

many others that would result in a high risk for developing pancreatitis. The

medications in the first list have Pancreatitis listed in lower case bold

italic type, indicating that it is a life-threatening, but uncommon, reaction. I

did not locate any medications that listed Pancreatitis as a common and

life-threatening reaction.

This list is certainly not complete nor all inclusive. We can build on this.

I would also be interested to hear about any personal experiences anyone may

have had in regard to having iatrogenic, or medication induced, pancreatitis.

The literature states that this accounts for 5% of the cases. Hmmm?

Click on " files " on the left hand side of the site; Click on " Pancreatitis

General Information, " Click on " Pancreatitis Caused By Medications, doc. "

You can also use this link to get to the folder.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pancreatitis/files/Pancreatitis/

Karyn E. , RN

Executive Director, PAI

http://www.pancassociation.org

Pancreatitis Association International