Drug Reactions Flashcards
Coronary Vasospasm
Cocaine
Sumatriptain (5HT-1b/1d, rx: migraines)
ergot alkaloids
Cutaneous Flushing
Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, Ca Ch. blockers
VANC
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Daunorubicin
Gen. free radicals, breaks DNA, rx: solid tumors, leuk/lymph
Torsades de pointes
Class III (sotalol) and Class IA (quinidine) antiarrhythmics
[Class IAs (Double Quarter Pounder: Disopyramide, Quinidine, Procainamide) Class IIIs (AIDS, Amiodarone, Ibutilide, Dofetilide, Sotalol)
Amiodarone
Pulmonary fibrosis, hepatotoxicity, hypo/hyperthyroid (40% iodine by weight), corneal deposits, skin deposits (blue/grey) resulting in photodermatitis, neurologic effects, constipation, bradycardia, CHF, heart block
Slows everything down, hypothyroid, pulm fibrosis, constipation, bradycardia, CHF, heart block
Agranulocytosis
Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage
Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole
Gray Baby Syndrome
Chloramphenicol
Hemolysis in G6PD
Hemolysis IS PAIN
Isoniazid, Sulfonamides, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin
also Dapsone
Megaloblastic anemia
Having a BLAST with PMS
Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs
Phenytoin
Nystagmus, diplopia, ataxia, sedation, gingival hyperplasia, hirsutism, MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA, teratogenesis (fetal hydantoin syndrome), SLE-LIKE SYNDROME, P450 inducer, lymphadenopathy, STEVENS JOHNSON RASH, osteopenia
1st line: Tonic-Clonic, Prophylaxis for Status, Increased Na channel inactivation
Carbamazepine
Diplopia, atazia, blood dyscrasia (agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia), liver toxicity, teratogenesis, P450 inducer, SIADH, Stevens Johnson
1st line: Simple Partial, Complex Partial, Tonic-Clonic
Na channel inactivation
Cross-eyed, shooting CARBINE but just winging people (bone marrow, in the limbs), because he’s holding it like an action hero, hitting himself in the liver, inducing P45, he’s too scared even to pee (SIADH), and he’s all red all over like Stevens Johnson rash
Valproic Acid
Gi distress, rare but fatal HEPATOTOXICITY, neural tube defects for fetus, tremor, weight gain.
1st line: Tonic Clonic, Myoclonic
Na inactivation, GABA concentration
Ethosuximide
GI distress, fatigue, headache, urticaria, Stevens Johnson
1st line: Absence
T type Ca++
EFGH - Ethosux, Fatigue, GI, Headache
Thrombotic complications
OCPs (estrogens)
Cough
ACE inhibitors (-pril)
Pulmonary fibrosis
hard to BLAB with p.f.
BLeomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan
Bleomycin - free radicals, DNA strand breaks
rx: Testicular cancer and Hodgkins lymphoma
Busulfan - alkylates DNA; CML
Acute Cholestatic Hepatitis, jaundice
Erythromycin
Focal to massive hepatic necrosis
Liver HAVAC (Havoc)
Halothane, Amanita phalloides, Valproic Acid, Acetaminophen
Hepatitis
INH
Pseudomembranous colitis
Clindamycin, ampicillin
Adrenocortical insufficiency
Glucocorticoid withdrawal (HPA suppression)
Gynecomastia
Some Drugs Create Awkard Knockers
Spironolactone, Digitalis, Cimetidine, chronic Alcohol, estrogens, Ketoconazole
Digoxin
CHF patient with non-specific neuro and GI complaints think Dig Toxicity
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, blurry yellow vision
ECG: +PR, -QT, ST scooping, T-wave inversion, arrhythmia, AV block, hyperkalemia poor prognostic marker
Excreted proximal tubule
Can be for A fib and HF
Antidote: KLAM
Normalize K+, Lidocaine, Anti-dig Fab fragments, Mg2+
Amphotericin B
Amphoterrible
Fever/Chills “shake and bake”
hypotension, NEPHROTOXICITY, ARRHYTHMIA, ANEMIA, IV phlebitis.
hydration to reduce nephrotox; supplement K and Mg
Rx serious systemic mycosis (crypto, cocci, blasto, histo, mucor, candida)
Hot flashes
Tamoxifen, clomiphene (SERMs)
Tamoxifen (antag breast, ag bone; risk endometrial cancer)
Clomiphene (Infertility and PCOS, prevents LH/FSH feedback)
Hyperglycemia
Niacin, tacrolimus, protease inhibitors, HCTZ, corticosteroids
tacrolimus - like cyclosporine, inhibits calcineurin and secretion of IL2
Navir tease a protease
Protease Inhibitors
Navir tease a protease
hyperglycemia, GI intolerance (ND), lipodystrophy (cushingoid effect), nephropathy, hematuria
N - nephropathy A - Awkward fat distribution V - Vomiting, Nausea, Diarrhea I - Insulin resistance like effect (hyperglycemia) R - RBCs in urine (hematuria)
NRTIs and NNRTIs
Bone marrow suppression (reversible, G-CSF, EPO), peripheral neuropathy, lactic acidosis (nucleosides), rash (non-nucleosides), Megaloblastic Anemia (ZDV)
Hypothyroid
Lithium, amiodarone, sulfonamides
Fat redistribution
Glucocorticoids, protease inhibitors
Gingival hyperplasia
Phenytoin, verapamil
Very Pink gums (verapamil, phenytoin)
Gout
Furosemide, thiazides, niacin, cyclosporine
Myopathies
Fish N CHIPS Give you myopathy
Fibrates, Niacin, Colchicine, Hydroxychloroquine, Intereron-a, Penicillamine, Statins, Glucocorticoids
Osteoporosis
Corticosteroids, heparin
Photosensitivity
SAT for a photo
Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracycline
Rash (Stevens Johnson)
Bad rash after a PEC SLAPP
Penicillin, Ethosuximide, Carbamazepine, Sulfa drugs, Lamotrigine, Allopurinol, Phenytoin, Phenobarbital
SLE-like syndrome
its SHIPPE to have lupus (shitty. its shitty to have lupus)
Sulfa drugs, Hydralazine, INH, Procainamide, Phenytoin, Etanercept
Isoniazid
INH Injures Neurons and Hepatocytes
Neurotoxicity (seizures), hepatotoxicity, Lupus. B6 can prevent neurotox
Isoniazid, “I say no acid” - inh. mycolic acid synth.
Rifampin
RifaMpin - prevents transcription of mRNA
4 R’s - RNA polymerase inh., Revs up P450, Red/orange fluids, Rapid resistance if used alone
hepatotox, red/orange fluids
Ethambutol
Optic neuropathy, red-green color blindness
Teeth (kids)
Tetracyclines
Tendonitis, tendon rupture, cartilage damage
Fluoroquinolones