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Avoid fluoroquinolones in patients with history of convulsions or epilepsy .
Avoid aminogycosides in patients with myasthenia gravis or myasthenia like syndromes .
Avoid macrolides in patients taking statins or cyclosporine .
Avoid Ciprofloxacin in patients taking warfarin or aminophylline
Avoid Quinolones and sulfonamides in patients with history of G6PD deficiency .
Avoid Vancomycin in patients with significant renal impairment .
Avoid sulfonamides , trimethoprim and nitrofurantoin in patients with acute intermittent prophyria .
Avoid Quinolones , tetracyclines ,and macrolides ( except erythromycin) in pregnant ladies .By the way , nitrofurantoin is safe ( for UTI).
Avoid macrolides in patients taking drugs that prolong QT like terfenadine , ketoconazole , TCA, and sotalol .
Avoid linozolid in patients with seizures and those with excess hormones like ( pheochromocytoma , thyrotoxicosis , and carcinoid syndrome )…By the way , linozolid can be used safely in patients with significant renal dysfunction .