Paediatrics – MCQ 68 – Drug increasing risk of kernicterus

In unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, the risk of kernicterus increases with the use of:
A. Ceftriaxone
B. Phenobarbitone
C. Ampicillin
D. Sulphonamide

Correct answer : D. Sulphonamide

Sulphonamide can displace bilirubin from albumin.

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Noor July 10, 2011

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