Associations in Pharm Flashcards
Drug Reaction:
hot flashes
Tamoxifen
Clomiphene
Drug Reaction:
hyperglycemia
“Taking Pills Necessitates Having Blood Checked”:
Tacrolimus, Protease inhibitors, Niacin, HCTZ, B-blockers, Corticosteroids
Drug Reaction:
Hypothyroidism
Lithium
Amiodarone
Sulfonamides
Drug Reaction:
Acute cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice
Erythromycin
Drug Reaction:
Diarrhea
“Might Excite Colon on Accident”:
Metformin, Erythromycin, Colchicine, Orlistat, Acarbose
Drug Reaction:
Focal to massive hepatic necrosis
Liver “HAVAc”:
Halothane, Amanita phalloides, Valproic acid, Acetaminophens
Drug Reaction:
Hepatitis
INH
Drug Reaction:
Pancreatitis
“Drugs Causing A Violent Abdominal Distress”:
Didanosine, Corticosteroids, Alcohol, Valproic acid, Azathioprine, Diuretics (furosemide, HCTZ)
Drug Reaction:
Pseudomembranous colitis
Clindamycin
Ampicillin
Cephalosporins
(Abx predispose to superinfection by drug-resistant C. diff)
Drug Reaction:
Agranulocytosis
“Drugs CCCrush Myeloblasts and Promyelocytes”
Dapsone, Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Methimazole, Propylothiouracil
Drug Reaction:
Aplastic anemia
“Can’t Make New Blood Cells Properly”:
Carbamazepine, Methimazole, NSAIDs, Benzene, Chlorpromazine, Propylothiouracil
Drug Reaction:
Direct Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia
Methyldopa
Penicillin
Drug Reaction:
Gray baby syndrome
Chloramphenicol (Abx - protein synthesis inh)
Drug Reaction:
Hemolysis in G6PD
“Hemolysis IS D PAIN”:
INH, Sulfonamides, Dapsone, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrodurantoin
Drug Reaction:
Megaloblastic anemia
“Having a BLAST with PMS”:
Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs
Drug Reaction:
Thrombocytopenia
Heparin
Cimetidine
Drug Reaction:
Thrombotic complications
OPCs
Drug Reaction:
Fat redistribution
“Fat PIG”:
Protease Inhibitors, Glucocorticoids
Drug Reaction:
Gingival hyperplasia
Phenytoin
Verapamil
Cyclosporine
Nifedipine
Drug Reaction:
Hyperuricemia
“Painful Tophi and Feet Need Care”:
Pyrazinamide, Thiazides, Furosemide, Niacin, Cyclosporine
Drug Reaction:
Myopathy
Fibrates, Niacin, Colchicine, Hydroxychloroquinolone, Interferon-alpha, Penicillamine, Statins, Glucocorticoids
Drug Reaction:
Osteoporosis
Corticosteroids
Heparin
Drug Reaction:
Photosensitivity
“SAT For Photo”:
Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracyclines, 5-FU
Drug Reaction:
Rash/SJS
“Steven Johnson has epileptic Allergy to Sulfa drugs and Penicillin”:
Anti-epileptic drugs*, Allopurinol, Sulfa drugs, Penicillin
*Including: ethosuximide, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, phenytoin, phenobarbital
Drug Reaction:
SLE-like syndrome
Having lupus is “SHIPP-E”:
Sulfa drugs, Hydralazine, INH, Procainamide, Phenytoin, Etanercept
Drug Reaction:
Tooth discoloration
Tetracyclines