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Drug reactions Flashcards

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coronary vasospasm

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cocaine, sumatriptan, ergot alkaloids (ergonavine)

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cutaneous flushing

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vancomycin, adenosine, niacin, Calcium channel blockers

VANC

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Dilated cardiomyopathy

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doxorubicin, daunorubicin

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torsades de pointes

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Class III (sotalol) and class 1a (quinidine) antiarrhythmics, macrolides, antipsychotics, TCAs

(Some Queens Make Arrhythmias and Torsades)

Some Risky Meds Can Produce QT:
sotalol, risperidone, macrolides, chloroquine, protease inhibitors, quinidine, thiazides

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5
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hot flashes

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tamoxifen, clomiphene

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hyperglycemia

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Tacrolimus, Protease inhibitors, Niacin, Hctz, Beta blockers, corticosteroids

Taking Pills Necessitates Having Blood Checked

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7
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hypothyroidism

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Lithium, amiodarone, sulfonamides

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Acute cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice

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erythromycin

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9
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Diarrhea

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Metformin, Erythromycin, Colchicine, Orlistat, Acarbose

Might Excite Colon On Accident

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Focal to massive hepatic necrosis

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Halothane, Amanita phalloides (death cap mushroom), Valproic acid, Acetaminophen

Liver HAVAc

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11
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Hepatitis

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Isoniazid

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12
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Pancreatitis

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Didanosine, Corticosteroids, Alcohol, Valproic acid, Azathioprine, Diuretics (furosemide, HCTZ)

Drugs Causing A Violent Abdominal Distress

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Pseudomembranous colitis

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Clindamycin, ampicillin, cephalosporins

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Agranulocytosis

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Dapsone, Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Methimazole, Propylthioruacil

Drugs CCCrush Myeloblasts and Promyelocytes

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Aplastic anemia

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Carbamazepine, methimazole, NSAIDs, Benzene, Chloramphenicol, Propylthiouracil

Can’t Make New Blood Cells Properly

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16
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Direct-Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia

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methyldopa, penicillin

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17
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Gray baby syndrome

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Chloramphenicol

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18
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Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency

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Isoniazid, Sulfonamides, Dapsone, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin

Hemolysis IS D PAIN

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19
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Megaloblastic anemia

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Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs

Having a blast with PMS

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Thrombocytopenia

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Heparin, cimetidine

21
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Fat redistribution

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Protease inhibitors, glucocorticoids

Fat PiG

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Gingival hyperplasia

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Phenytoin, verapamil, cyclosporine, nifedipine

Very cold PHood numbs gums

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Hyperuricemia

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Pyrazinamide, Thiazides, furosemide, Niacin, cyclosporine

Painful Tophi and Feet Need Care

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Myopathy

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Fibrates, niacin, colchicine, hydroxychloroquine, interferon-alpha, penicillamine, statins, glucocorticoids

25
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Osteoporosis

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Corticosteroids, heparin

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Photosensitivity

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Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, tetracyclines, 5-FU

SAT for Photo

27
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Rash (stevens-johnson syndrome)

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Anti-epileptic drugs (ethosuximide, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, phenytoin, phenobarbital), allopurinol, sulfa drugs, penicillin

Steven johnson has epileptic allergy to sulfa drugs and penicillin

28
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SLE-like syndrome

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Sulfa drugs, hydralazine, isoniazid, procainamide, phenytoin, etanercept

Having lupus is SHIPPE

29
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Teeth discoloration

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tetracycline

30
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Tendonitis, tendon rupture, cartilage damage

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Fluoroquinolones

31
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Cinchonism

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(tinnitus, slight deafness, photophobia, mental dullness, depression, confusion, headache, nausea)

Quinidine, quinine

32
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Parkinson-like syndrome

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Antipsychotics, reserpine, metoclopramide

33
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Seizures

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Isoniazid (due to vit B6 deficiency), bupropion, imipenem/cilastatin, tramadol, enflurane, metoclopramide

with seizures, I BITE My tongue

34
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tardive dyskinesia

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Antipsychotics, metoclopramide

35
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Diabetes insipidus

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Lithium, demeclocycline

36
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Fanconi syndrome

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(proximal tubule: glucose, aa, UA, PO4, HCO3 not being reabsorbed)

Expired tetracycline

37
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Hemorrhagic cystitis

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Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide

38
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Interstitial nephritis

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Methicillin, NSAIDs, furosemide

39
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SIADH

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Caramazepine, Cyclophosphamide, SSRIs

Can’t Concentrate Serum Sodium

40
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Dry cough

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ACE inhibitors

41
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Pulmonary fibrosis

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Bleomycin, Amiodarone, busulfan, methotrexate

Breathing Air Badly from Medications

42
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Antimuscarinic

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Atropine, TCAs, H1 blockers, antipsychotics

43
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Disulfiram-like reaction

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metronidazole, certain cephalosporins, griseofulvin, probarbazine, first generation sulfonylureas

44
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Nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity

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Aminoglycosides, vancomycin, loop diruetics, cisplatin

45
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CYP inducers (nine)

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Chronic alcohol use, modafinil, st john’s wort, phenytoin, phenobarbital, nevirapine, rifampin, griseofulvin, carbamazepine

Chronic alcoholic Mona STeals PHEN-PHEN and NEver Refuses GReasy CARBs

46
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Substrates for CYPs

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Anti-epileptics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, anesthetics, theophyline, warfarin, statins, OCPs

A depressed, psychotic and epileptic anesthesiologist swallowed over the counter pills whenever tired.

47
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Inhibitors of CYPs

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Acute alcohol abuse, gemfibrozil, ciprofloxacin, isoniazid, grapefruit juice, quinidine, amiodarone, ketoconazole, macrolides, sulfonamides, cimetidine, ritonavir

A CUTE GEntalman CIPped Iced Grapefruit juice QUIckly And Kept Munching on Soft Cinammon Rolls

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