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ADRs Flashcards

1
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Cutaneous flushing

A

Vancomycin
Adenosine
Niacin
Calcium channel blockers

(VANC)

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2
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Dilated CMP

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Doxorubicin

Daunorubicin

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3
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Torsade de Pointes

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Class III (Sotalol) and IA (Quinidine) antiarrhythmics
Macrolide antibiotics
Antipsychotics
TCA

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4
Q

Adrenocortical insufficiency

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HPA suppression sec to glucocorticoids withdrawal

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5
Q

Hot flushes

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Tamoxifen, Clomiphene

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6
Q

Hypothyroidism

A

Lithium
Amiodarone
Sulfonamides

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7
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Hyperglycemia

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Tacrolimus 
Protease inhibitors
Niacin
HCTZ
B-blockers
Corticosteroids

(“Taking Pills Necessitates Having Blood Checked”)

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8
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Acute cholestatic hepatitis, Jaundice

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Erythromycin

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9
Q

Diarrhea

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Metformin 
Erythromycin
Colchicine 
Orlistat 
Acarbose

(“Might Excite Colon On Acarbose”)

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10
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Focal to massive hepatic necrosis

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Halothane
Amanita phalloides (death cap mushroom)
Valproic acid
Acetaminophen

(“Liver HAVAc”)

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11
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Hepatitis

A

INH

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12
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Pancreatitis

A 
Didanosine 
Corticosteroids
Alcohol
Valproic acid 
Azathioprine 
Diuretics (Furosemide, HCTZ)

(“Drugs Causing Al’s Violent Abdominal Distress”)

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13
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Pseudomembranous enterocolitis

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Clindamycin
Ampicillin
Cephalosporins

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14
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Agranulocytosis

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Dapsone
Clozapine
Carbamazepine
Colchicine
Methimazole 
Propylthiouracil

(“Drugs CCCrush Myeloblasts and Promyelocytes”)

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15
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Aplastic Anemia

A 
Carbamazepine 
Methimazole
NSAIDs
Benzene 
Chloramphenicol 
Propylthiouracil 
("Can't Make New Blood Cells Properly")
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16
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Direct Coomb’s positive hemolytic anemia

A

Methyldopa

Penicillin

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17
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Gray baby syndrome

A

Chloramphenicol

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18
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Red man syndrome

A

Vancomycin

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19
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Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency

A 
Isoniazid
Sulfonamides 
Dapsone
Primaquine
Aspirin
Ibuprofen
Nitrofurantoin

(“Hemolysis IS D PAIN”)

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20
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Megaloblastic Anemia

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Phenytoin
Methotrexate
Sulfa drugs

(“Having a BLAST with PMS”)

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21
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Thrombocytopenia

A

Heparin

Cimetidine

22
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Thrombotic complications

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OCPs (eg. Estrogens)

23
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Fat redistribution

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Protease inhibitors (-navir), Glucocorticoids

24
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Gingival hyperplasia

A

Phenytoin
Verapamil
Cyclosporine
Nifedipine

25
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Hyperuricemia (gout)

A 
Pyrazinamide 
Thiazides
Furosemide
Niacin
Cyclosporine

(“Painful Tophi and Feet Need Care”)

26
Q

Myopathy

A 
Fibrates 
Niacin
Colchicine
Hydroxychloroquine 
Interferon-alpha
Penicillamine 
Statins
Glucocortosteroids
27
Q

Osteoporosis

A

Corticosteroids

Heparin

28
Q

Photosensitivity

A

Sulfonamides
Amiodarone
Tetracyclines
5-FU

(“SAT For Photo”)

29
Q

Rash (Stevens-Johnson syndrome)

A

Anti-epileptic drugs (Ethosuximide, Carbamazepine, Lamotigrine, Phenytoin, Phenobarbital)
Allopurinol
Sulfa drugs
Penicillin

30
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SLE-like syndrome

A 
Sulfa drugs
Hydralazine
Isoniazid
Procainamide 
Phenytoin
Etanercept

(“Having lupus is SHIPP-E”)

31
Q

Teeth discoloration

A

Tetracyclines

32
Q

Tendonitis, tendon rupture, and cartilage damage

A

Fluoroquinolones

33
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Cinchonism

A

Quinidine

Quinine

34
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Parkinson-like syndrome

A

Antipyschotics
Reserpine
Metoclopramide

(“Cogwheel rigidity of ARM”)

35
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Seizures

A 
Isoniazid
Buproprion 
Imipenem/cilastatin
Tramadol
Enflurane
Metoclopramide

(“With Seizures, I BITE My tongue”)

36
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Tardive dyskinesia

A

Antipsychotics

Metoclopramide

37
Q

Diabetes insipidus

A

Lithium

Demeclocycline

38
Q

Fanconi syndrome

A

Expired tetracycline

39
Q

Hemorrhagic cystitis

A

Cyclophosphamide

Ifosfamide

40
Q

Interstitial nephritis

A

Methicillin
NSAIDs
Furosemide

41
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SIADH

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Carbamazepine
Cyclophosphamide
SSRIs

(“Can’t Concentrate SerumSodium”)

42
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Dry cough

A

ACE inhibitors

43
Q

Pulmonary fibrosis

A

Bleomycin
Amiodarone
Busulfan
Methotrexate

(“Breathing Air Badly from Medications”)

44
Q

Antimuscarinic

A

Atropine
TCAs
H1 blockers
Antipsychotics

45
Q

Disulfiram-like reaction

A 
Metronidazole
Certain cephalosporins
Griseofulvin 
Procarbazine
1st generation Sulfonylureas
46
Q

Nephrotoxicity, Ototoxicity

A

Aminoglycosides
Vancomycin
Loop diuretics
Cisplatin

47
Q

Coronary vasospasm

A

Cocaine, sumatriptan, ergot alkaloids

48
Q

Corneal deposits

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Chlorpromazine (low potency antipsychotic)

49
Q

Retinal deposits

A

Thioridazine (low potency antipsychotic)

50
Q

NMS, Tardive dyskinesia

A

Haloperidol

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