Medications
Other Drugs and Supplements
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