Drug Reactions Flashcards
Given drug reaction, what is the causal agent
coronary vasospasm
cocaine, sumatriptan
cutaneous flushing
VANC: Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, Ca channel blockers
dilated cardiomyopathy
Doxorubicin, daunorubicin
torsades de pointes
Class III (sotalol), class IA (quinidine) antiarrhythmics
agranulocytosis
Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, PTU, Methimazole, Dapsone
(Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage)
aplastic anemia
chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs, PTU, methimazole
direct Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia
methyldopa
gray baby syndrome
chloramphenicol
hemolysis in G6PD-deficient pts
Isoniazid (INH), sulfonamides, primaquine, aspirin, ibuprofen, nitrofurantoin
(Hemolysis IS PAIN)
megaloblastic anemia
phenytoin, methotrexate, sulfa drugs
have a blast with PMS
thrombotic complications
OCPs
cough
ACE-I
pulmonary fibrosis
BLeomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan
it’s hard to BLAB when you have pulm fibrosis
acute cholestatic hepatitis
erythromycin
focal to massive hepatic necrosis
halothane, acetaminophen, valproic acid, Aamanita phalloides
liver HAVAc
hepatitis
INH
pseudomembranous colitis
clindamycin, ampicillin