Common Drug Toxicity Flashcards
Clozapine
Agranulocytosis
condition in which the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is less than 100 neutrophils per microlitre of blood
Chloramphenicol
NSAIDs
Benzene
Aplastic Anemia
occurs when your bone marrow cannot make enough new blood cells for your body to work normally
Tricyclics
(-triptyline)
(-pramine)
Antidepressants
Atropine-like Side Effects
Doxorubicin
Daunorubicin
Cardiotoxicity
Fluoroquinolones
(Ciprofloxacin & Norfloxacin)
Cartilage Damage in children
Quinidine
Cinchonism
ACE Inhibitors
(-pril)
Cough
Lithium
Diabetes Insipidus
Metronidazole
Sulfonylureas (1st generation)
Sulfonylureas (1st generation)
> acetohexamide
> chlorpropamide
> tolazamide
> tolbutamide
Disulfiram-like effect
Antipsychotics
> Thioridazine
Haloperidol
Chlorpromazine
Extrapyramidal Side
Effects
Tetracycline
(-cycline)
Fanconi’s Syndrome
defect of proximal tubule leading to malabsorption
Valproic Acid
Halothane
Acetaminophen
Fatal Hepatotoxicity
(necrosis)
Phenytoin
Gingical Hyperplasia
Chloramphenicol
Gray Baby Syndrome
Cimetidine
Azoles
Spironolactone
Digitalis
Gynecomastia