Common drug toxicities Flashcards
Clozapine
Agranulocytosis
Chloramphenicol
NSAIDs
Benzene
Aplastic Anemia
Tricyclics (TCA’s)
Atropine-like Side Effects
Doxorubicin
Daunorubicin
Cardiotoxicity
Fluoroquinolones (Ciprofloxacin & Norfloxacin)
Cartilage Damage in
children
Quinidine
Cinchonism
ACE Inhibitors
Dry Cough
Lithium
Diabetes Insipidus
Metronidazole
Sulfonylureas (1st generation)
Disulfiram-like effect
Antipsychotics (Thioridazine, Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine)
Extrapyramidal Side
Effects
Tetracycline
Fanconi’s Syndrome
Valproic Acid
Halothane
Acetaminophen
Fatal Hepatotoxicity
(necrosis)
Phenytoin
Gingical Hyperplasia
Chloramphenicol
Gray Baby Syndrome
Cimetidine
Azoles
Spironolactone
Digitalis
Gynecomastia
Cimetidine
Azoles
Spironolactone
Sulfonamides
Isoniazid
Aspirin
Hemolytic Anemia in
G6PD-deficiency
Isoniazid
Hepatitis
Niacin
Tamoxifen
Ca++ Channel Blockers (CCB’s)
Hot Flashes, Flushing
Barbiturates
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
Rifampin
Induce CYP450
Cimetidine
Ketoconazole
Inhibit CYP450
Methicillin
NSAIDs (except Aspirin)
Furosemide
Sulfonamides
Interstitial Nephritis
Nitroglycerin Industrial exposure —-> tolerance during week —-> loss
Monday Disease
Rifampin
Orange Body Fluids
Heparin
Corticosteroids
Osteoporosis
Methyldopa
Positive Coombs’ Test
Bleomycin
Amiodarone
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Vancomycin
Red Man Syndrome
MAOIs
Severe HTN with
Tyramine
Procainamide
Hydralazine
SLE-like Syndrome
Antipsychotics (Thioridazine, Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine)
Tardive Dyskinesia
Aspirin
Quinidine
Tinnitus