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Common Side effects Flashcards

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Common culprit drugs for constipation

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Opioids

Anticholinergics (eg TCA antihistamines, antiparkinsonian, neuroleptics, bladder instability)

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Common culprit drugs for confusion

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Anticholenergic drugs,
Opioids
Benzodiazepams

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Common drugs behind diarrhoea

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ABX
Colchine
Lithium
Magnesium drugs 
metformin
PPI
SSRIs
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Common drugs that cause dyspepsia

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NSAIDs
Bisphosphonates
Corticosteroids 
Macrolides (eg clarithromycin)
Metformin 
Theophylline
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Common drugs that cause falls

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Antihypertensives,
CNS suppressants eg opioids, benzodiazepams, antidepressants, antipsychotics)
Diuretics

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Drugs that can hearing loss

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Aminoglycosides (eg gentamicin), loop diuretics, phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (eg tadalafil)

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Drugs that cause tremor

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Beta 2 agonists
Cyclosporin 
Levothyroxine 
Lithium 
Nicotine
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Most common drugs to cause hyponatraemia

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Diuretics (eg indamide, furosemide)
SSRIs
Fluoxetine
amiloride/hydrochlorothiazide
carbamazepine
PPIs
Sulphynoureas
ACE i
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Most common drugs to cause hypokalaemia

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Antimicrobials 
Beta2agonists
Insulin
Mineralcoricoid/Glucocorticoid steroids 
Laxatives
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Most common drugs that cause hyperkalaemia

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THANKS CaB driver
Trimethoprim
Heparin 
ACEi/ARBs
NSAIDs
K+ sparing diruetics - spironalactone
Sulphynamides
Cyclosporin
Beta blocker
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Drugs most common to cause hyperglycaemia

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Steroids 
Diuretics
antipsychotics 
Thiazide diuretics 
Beta blockers
Phenytoin
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Drug causes of ankle oedema

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Amlodipine, 
Naproxen,
NSAIDS,
other CCB, 
Corticosteroids
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Drugs that most commnly cause weight gain

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Sulphonamides, 
Tricyclic antidepressants, 
Corticoidsteroids 
Antihistamines 
Epilsepsy med, 
Insulin,
Beta blockers, 
SSRIS,
Antipsychotics
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Drugs that cause INR to decrease

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antiepileptics: phenytoin, carbamazepine
barbiturates: phenobarbitone
rifampicin
St John’s Wort
chronic alcohol intake
griseofulvin
smoking (affects CYP1A2, reason why smokers require more aminophylline)

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Drugs that cause INR to increase

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antibiotics: ciprofloxacin, clarithromycine/erythromycin
isoniazid
cimetidine,omeprazole
amiodarone
allopurinol
imidazoles: ketoconazole, fluconazole
SSRIs: fluoxetine, sertraline
ritonavir
sodium valproate
acute alcohol intake
quinupristin
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