Drug reactions Flashcards
Adrenocortical insufficiency
HPA suppression secondary to glucocorticoid withdrawal
Hot flashes
Tamoxifene, Clomiphene (antagonist of estrogen receptor at hypothalamus)
Hyperglycemia
Tacrolimus Protease inhibitors (-navir) Niacin HCTZ Corticosteroids
Hypothyroidism
Lithium (LMNOP)
Amiodarone (Check LFTs, TFTs, PFTs)
Sulfonamides
Gynecomastia
Cimetidine Spironolactone Estrogen Digoxin Chronic alcohol Ketoconazole
Acute cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice
Erythromycin
Diarrhea
Metformin
Erythromycin
Colchicine
Orlistat (inhibits gastric and pancreatic lipase)
Acarbose (inhibits brush border alpha glucosidases)
Focal to massive hepatic necrosis
Halothane
Valproic acid
Acetaminophen
Amanita phalloides
Hepatitis
Rifampin
Isoniazid
Pyrazinamide
Statins
Pancreatitis
Didanosine (NRTI) Corticosteroids Alcohol Valproic acid Azathioprine Diuretics (Furosemide, HCTZ)
Pseudomembranous colitis
Clindamycin
Ampicillin
Cephalosporins
Agranulocytosis (Gangs CCCrush Myeloblasts and Promyelocytes)
Ganciclovir Clozapine Carbamazepine Colchicine Methimazole Propylthiouracil Dapsone
Aplastic anemia (Can’t Make New Blood Cells Properly)
Carbamazepine Methimazole NSAIDs Benzene Chloramphenicol Propylthiouracil
Direct Coombs positive hemolytic anemia
Methyldopa
Penicillin
Gray baby syndrome
Chloramphenicol (also causes aplastic anemia)
Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency
Isoniazid Sulfonamides Dapsone Primaquine Aspirin Iburprofen Nitrofurantoin Fava beans
Megaloblastic anemia
Phenytoin
Methotrexate
Sulfa drugs