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
Sulfonamides
Isoniazid
Aspirin
Ibuprofen
Primaquine
Hemolytic Anemia in
G6PD-deficiency
Isoniazid
Hepatitis
Niacin
Tamoxifen
Ca++ Channel Blockers
Ca++ Channel Blockers
(-dipine)
Hot Flashes, Flushing
Barbiturates
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
Rifampin
Induce CP450
Cimetidine
Ketoconazole
Inhibit CP450
Methicillin
NSAIDs (except Aspirin)
Furosemide
Sulfonamides
Interstitial Nephritis
Nitroglycerin
Monday Disease
loss of tolerance —-> headache, tach, dizziness upon re-exposure
Rifampin
Orange Body Fluids
Heparin
Corticosteroids
Osteoporosis
Methyldopa
Positive Coombs’ Test
antibodies that act against your red blood cells
Bleomycin
Amiodarone
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Vancomycin
Red Man Syndrome
MAOIs
> Isocarboxazid
Selegiline
Phenelzine
Severe HTN with
Tyramine
Procainamide
Hydralazine
SLE-like Syndrome
autoimmune phenomenon where the patient develops symptoms similar to systemic lupus
Antipsychotics
> Thioridazine
Haloperidol
Chlorpromazine
Tardive Dyskinesia
isorder that causes involuntary facial tics like lip-smacking and grimacing
Aspirin
Quinidine
Tinnitus