con·tra·in·di·ca·tion

(kŏn′trə-ĭn′dĭ-kā′shən)

A factor that renders the administration of a drug or the carrying out of a medical procedure inadvisable: A previous allergic reaction to penicillin is a contraindication to the future use of that drug.

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Noun

contraindication - (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"

medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

indication - (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"

Translations

controindicazione

tegenindicatie

contraindication

[ˌkɒntrəˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən] N → contraindicación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

contraindication

contra-indication [ˌkɒntrəɪndɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n (MEDICINE) (for drug) → contre-indication f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

contraindication

n (Med) → Kontraindikation f, → Gegenanzeige f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

contraindication

[ˌkɒntrəˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (Med) → controindicazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

con·tra·in·di·ca·tion

n. contraindicación condición que indica la enabilidad de una droga o tratamiento.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

contraindication

n contraindicación f

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References in periodicals archive

* FDA's strongest warning, called a contraindication, was added to the drug labels of codeine and tramadol, alerting that codeine should not be used to treat pain or cough and tramadol should not be used to treat pain in children younger than 12 years of age.

Tramadol and Codeine Warning

Pharmaceutical company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA) reported on Friday the receipt of a positive outcome to remove the pregnancy contraindication from the European label for COPAXONE 40 mg/ml three times weekly for treating relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS).

Teva announces positive results for COPAXONE 40 mg/ml three times weekly label in Europe for treating RMS

(TLV: TEVA), an Israeli firm, announced on Monday its positive results following a bid to remove the pregnancy contraindication bestowed by the European label for its glatiramer acetate injection, known as Copaxone.

Teva Pharmaceuticals sees label for MS treatment Copaxone altered to allow use for pregnant women

Grunebaum did not consider high enough to specifically label it a contraindication to home birth.

More risk factors boost mortality in home births

The assessed variables were the distribution of the type of stroke classification, the detection of the presence of any imaging contraindication to the tPA administration for acute ischemic lesions, confidence in the presence of a hyperdense intracranial artery sign (HMCA), the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) [10], and the reading time.

Ruling Out Brain CT Contraindications prior to Intravenous Thrombolysis: Diagnostic Equivalence between a Primary Interpretation Workstation and a Mobile Tablet Computer

The contraindication here is that even the most basic back bend (think "upward dog") for someone with spondylolisthesis creates what is commonly known as "the watermelon seed" effect, exacerbating the anterior slippage of the affected vertebra.

The most dangerous word in exercise: when you hear it, ask yourself, "Why? What am I training for?"

Whilst large abdominal girth is not an absolute contraindication to PD, it remains a relative contraindication.

Assessing patient suitability for peritoneal dialysis

Only those children who have a doctor's order of contraindication to the vaccination can be exempted.

UAE schoolchildren to get measles vaccination

While anticoagulation remains the overall gold standard in treating venous thromboembolism, IVC filters are a safe and effective means of PE prevention, and warrant consideration in patients who have a contraindication, failure or complication from anticoagulation.

Inferior vena cava filters: update on placement and retrieval

The poster had text and images depicting the World Health Organization contraindications; pregnancy was also included as a contraindication, given that it obviates the need for contraception.

In tanzania, women can correctly assess whether they can use the pill

Charts were reviewed in order to identify the patients who received each medication on discharge and those patients who had documentation of a contraindication to one or more medications.

Continuous quality improvement: adherence to performance measures--implementation of antiplatelet, statin, beta-blocker and angiotensin system blockade therapy post myocardial infarction, compliance with ACC/AHA guidelines

--Out of the 30 respondents only one observed the contraindication of Asthmatic patient with acute breathlessness and Aspirin 300mg but also did not react as he should and dispensed the medicine.

Abdalla Elkhawad, Ahmed Abdel Mageid, Azza Elias, Hiba Osman, Rayan Yousif. Ahfad University for Women. Assessment of the behavior of the community pharmacists towards contraindications and Drug-Drug interactions with non-Steroid anti-inflamatory Drug (NSAIDS)