Drug Induced Pigmentation Skin and Urine
Drug Induced Pigmentation Skin and Urine
Drug-induced pigmentation, or coloring, is a common side effect various drugs. It impacts many of the most commonly used medicines from tetracyclines and antimalarials, to NSAIDs and iron. Drug induces pigmentation topic is one of the frequently asked question in various types of exams i.e. Nepal Pharmacy Council License Exam and Pharmacy Loksewa.
Below, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of 20 drug-induced pigmentation effects that you need to know. You must know all these adverse effects, here we include syndrome like side effect of some drugs.
Drugs | Side Effect |
Cimetidine | Blue Urine |
Phenytoin | Dark brown skin patches Purple glove syndrome |
Nitrofurantoin | Brown Urine |
Ethambutol | Red green colour urine |
Rifampicin | Red/ Orange Colour Urine, Sweat & Tear |
Vancomycin | Red man syndrome |
Clofazimine | Brown pink colour pigmentation |
Phenazopyridine | Orange urine |
Amiodarone | Blue-gray skin discoloration |
Tetracyclines | Discoloration / hypoplasia of tooth enamel |
Minocycline | Blue-gray skin pigmentation |
Iron | Black stools |
Bismuth | Black tongue discoloration |
Latanoprost | Permanent iris discoloration |
Heavy metal salts | Silver discoloration, gold discoloration etc. |
Chlorpromazine | Bluish-gray skin pigmentation |
Chloroquine | Blue-gray skin pigmentation |
NSAIDs | Fixed drug eruptions Erythematous lesions that leave local brown pigmentation. May occur on face,extremities or genitalia. |
Cytotoxic drugs | Hyperpigmentation of skin Diffuse pigmentation of nails |
- Important Drug Antidotes You Need to Know
- Must Know Pharmacy Abbreviations
- Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR)
- Classification of Drugs in Nepal
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