Pancreatitis may be produced by which of the following drugs?
Correct Answer: L- asparagine
Description: Exposure to ceain drugs is the third most common frequent cause of pancreatitis after gallstones and alcohol. Drugs associated with pancreatitis: Definitive cause 5- Aminosalicylate 6- Mercaptopurine Azathioprine Cytosine arabinoside Dideoxyinosine Diuretics Estrogens Furosemide Metronidazole Pentamidine Tetracycline Thiazide Trimethoprim - sulphamethoxazole Valproic acid Probable cause Acetaminophen a- Methyl- DOPA Isoniazid L- asparagine Phenformin Procainamide Sulindac Ref: Sabiston 18/e, Page 1595
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