Drug Reactions Flashcards
Coronary Vasospasm
Cocaine, Sumatriptan, ergot alkaloids
Cutaneous Flushing
VANComycin, Adenosine, Niacin, Ca Channel blockers
“VANC”
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Doxorubicine (Adriamycin), Daunorubicin
Torsades de pointes
Class III potassium channel blockers (sotalol), Class IA sodium channel blockers (quinidine), macrolides, haloperidol, chloroquine, protease inhibitors
Agranulocytosis
Cloazpine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole, Dapsone
“Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage”
Aplastic anemia
Chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs, propylthiouracil, methimazole
Thrombocytopenia
Heparin (HIT), cimetidine
Direct coombs positive hemolytic anemia
methyldopa, penicillin
Gray baby syndrome
Chloramphenicol
This is due to the baby having immature UDP glucuronidase, so the drug can’t be metabolized appropriately
Hemolysis in G6PD-deficienct patient
Isoniazid, Sulfonazmides, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin
“hemolysis IS PAIN”
Megaloblastic anemia
Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs
“having a BLAST with PMS”
Thrombotic complications
OCPs
Cough
ACE inhibitors
Pulmonary fibrosis
Bleomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan
Acute cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice
Erythromycin
Focal to massive hepatic necrosis
Halothane, Amanita phalloides, Valproic acid, Acetaminophen (high doses)
“liver HAVAc”
Hepatitis
Isoniazid
Pseudomembranous colitis
Clindamycin, ampicillin