drug reactions Flashcards
Cardio - what drugs cause flushing?
Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, Ca channel blockers
Cardio - coronary vasospasm
Cocaine, sumatriptan, ergot alkaloids
Cardio - Torsades
Class III (i.e sotalol) and class IA (i.e. quinidine), antiarrhthamics, macrolide antibiotics, antipsychotics, TCAs
Endocrin -hot flashes
tamoxifen, clomiphene
Endocrin - hyperglycemia
Tacrolimus, Protease inhibitors, Niacin, HCTZ, Beta blockers (because remember beta stimulation causes an increase in insulin), Corticosteroids.
Endocrin - hypothyroid
lithium, amiodarone, sulfonamides
Endocrin – Acute cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice
Erythromycin
Endocrin - Diarrhea
Metformin, Erythromycin, Cochicine, Orlistat, Acarbose (might excite colon on accident)
Endocrin - focal to massive hepatic necrosis
Halothane, Amanita phalloides (death cap mushroom), Valproic acid, Acetaminophen (HAVAc on the liver)
Endocrin -hepatitis
Isoniazid (INH)
Endocrin -Pancreatitis -
Didansosine, Corticosteroids, Alcohol, Valproic acid, Azathioprine, Diuretics (furosemide, HCTZ). (Drugs Causing A Violent Abdominal Distress)
pseudomembranou colitis
Clindamycin, ampicillin, cephalosporins
hematologic - (A)granulocytosis
Dapsone, Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Methimazole, Propylthiouracil (Drugs CCCrush Myeloblasts and Promyelocytes)
hematologic - Aplastic Anemia
Carbamazepine, Methimazole, NSAIDS, Benzene, Chloramphenicol, Propylthiouracil (Can’t Make New Blood Cells Properly)
hematologic - Direct Coombs positive hemolytic anemia
Methyldopa, penicillin
hematologic - gray baby
chloramphenicol
hematologic- Hemolysis in G6PDH
INH, Sulfonamides, Dapsone, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin. (hemolysis IS D PAIN)
hematologic- megaloBLASTic anemia
Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs (having a BLAST with PMS