Antibiotics Flashcards
All antibiotics side effects
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, rashes, Candida infections
Penicillins side effects
hypersensitivity / skin reactions
Fluclox and co-amox side effects
cholestatic jaundice
Clindamycin, cephalosporins & quinolones side effects
C.diff
Macrolides (erythromycin, azithromycin etc) side effects
GI disturbances, hepatitis, Q-T interval
Quinolone (ciproflox, levoflox) side effects
Q-T interval, convulsions, tendonitis (achilles tendon rupture)
Aminoglycosides (gentamicin) /glycopeptides (vanc) side effects
Nephrotoxicity/ototoxicity
Vanc side effects
Vanc flushing syndrome
Tetracyclines (doxy) side effects
hepatoxicity, staining teeth, photosensitivity, dysphagia
Nitrofurantoin side effects
peripheral neuropathy, pulmonary fibrosis
Can cause G6PD to start
Sulphonamides (co-trimoxazole) side effects
Stevens-Johnson syndrome, blood dyscrasias
Trimethoprim side effects
Blood dyscrasias
What does broad spectrum antibiotics and warfarin cause
Increased INR
What does broad spectrum antibiotics and oral contraceptives cause
contraceptive failure
