Antibiotic Side Effects Flashcards
What are the side effects of penicillins?
Hypersensitivity/Skin reactions
What is the side effect common to flucloxacillin and co-amoxiclav?
Cholestatic Jaundice
What is the side effect common to Clindamycin, Cephalosporins and Quinolones?
C. Difficile
(Clindamycin, Cef.., cipro)- 3 C’s
What are the side effects of macrolides?
GI disturbances, hepatitis, Q-T interval
What are the side effects of quinolones?
C. Diff, Q-T interval, convulsions, tendonitis
What side effects are common to aminoglycosides and glycopeptides?
Nephrotoxicity/Ototoxicity
What is a visible side effect of vancomycin?
Red Man Syndrome
What are the side effects of tetracyclines?
Hepatotoxicity, Staining teeth, photosensitivity, dysphagia
What are the side effects of nitrofurantoin?
Peripheral neuropathy, pulmonary fibrosis
What are the side effects of sulphonamides?
Stevens-Johnson syndrome, blood dycrasias
What are the side effects of chloramphenicol?
Aplastic anaemia, grey baby syndrome
What are the side effects of pyrimidines?
Blood dycrasias
What are the side effects of Linezolid?
Blood dycrasias, MAOI- serotonin syndrome-, optic neuropathy
What are the side effects of sodium fusidate?
Hepatotoxicity
