Adverse drug reactions Flashcards
Type A
Augmented pharmacological effects
-dose dependent and predictable
Type B
Bizarre effects - dose independent and unpredictable
Type C
Chronic effects
Type D
Delayed effects
Type E
End of treatment effects
Type F
Failure of therapy
Type A diuretic effect
Pre-renal failure, hypotension, hypovolemia
Type A ACEi/ARB effect?
Pre-renal failure, hypotension, hypovolemia
Type A gentamicin effect
Renal - ATN
Type A sulphonamide effect
Renal - ATN
Type A aspirin effect
Renal - ATN
Type A side effect of methysergide and chemotherapy
Post renal - retroperitoneal fibrosis, crystaluria, urinary calculi
What is methysergide used to treat?
Cluster headaches
Examples of type B drug effects?
1) Drug rashes
2) Bone marrow aplasia –Chloramphenicol antibiotic
3) Hepatic necrosis - halothane
Side effect of chloramphenicol (type B)
Bone marrow aplasia
Side effect of halothane
Hepatic necrosis
Type B reactions and mortality
High mortality
Type C effect of steroid therapy
Cushings