Medical Alert
G6PD Deficiency
Name
Date of birth
Blood type
G6PD variant / class (if known)
Doctor / clinic
Phone
Emergency contact
Phone
Do NOT give (high risk of severe hemolysis)
Rasburicase • Pegloticase • Primaquine • Tafenoquine • Dapsone • Methylene blue • Nitrofurantoin • Sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim/Septra) • Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) • Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine • High-dose IV vitamin C • Naphthalene (mothballs) • Henna on infant skin
Use with caution
Aspirin (high dose) • Chloroquine • Quinine • Sulfasalazine • Glibenclamide • Ciprofloxacin
Avoid food
Fava beans (broad beans / ful) in any form.
If hemolysis is suspected (dark urine, jaundice, pallor, fast heart rate): stop the trigger and obtain urgent CBC, reticulocyte count, LDH, haptoglobin, bilirubin, and renal panel. Provide IV hydration. Transfuse if clinically severe.