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Coronary vasospasm

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Cocaine, sumatriptan, ergot alkaloids

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Cutaneous flushing

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Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, CCBs (“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 IA (quinidine) anti-arrhythmics, QPIDDS - Quinidine, Procrainimide, Ibutilide, Dofetilide, Disopyramide, Sotalol

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Agranulocytosis

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Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Propylthiouracil (PTU), Methimazole, Dapsone, “Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage,” Tx by stopping drug and giving G-CSF

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Aplastic anemia

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Chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs, Propylthiouracil (PTU), Methimazole

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Direct Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia

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Methyldopa, PCN

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Gray baby syndrome

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Chloramphenicol

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Hemolysis in G6PD-deficient patients

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Isoniazid (INH), Sulfonamides, Primaquine, ASA, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin; “Hemolysis IS PAIN”

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MegaloBLASTic anemia

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Phenytoin, MTX, Sulfa drugs; “Having a BLAST with PMS”

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Thrombotic complications

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OCPs (i.e. estrogens)

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Cough

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ACE-inhibitors

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Pulmonary fibrosis

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BLeomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan; “It’s hard to BLAB when you have pulmonary fibrosis”

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Acute cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice

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Erythromycin

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Focal to massive hepatic necrosis

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Halothane, Aanita phalloides (found in poisonous mushrooms - inhibit RNA polymerase II, which dec mRNA synthesis), Valproic acid, Acetaminophen; “Liver ‘HAVAc’”

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Hepatitis

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INH, Pyrazinamide

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Pseudomembranous colitis

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Clindamycin, ampicillin

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Adrenocortical insufficiency

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Glucocorticoid withdrawal (HPA suppression)

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Gynecomastia

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Spironolactone, Digitalis, Cimetidine, chronic Alcohol use, estrogens, Ketoconazole, marajauna, heroin; “Some Drugs Create Awesome Knockers”

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Hot flashes

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Tamoxifen, clomiphene

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Hyperglycemia

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Niacin, tacrolimus, protease inhibitors, HCTZ, corticosteroids

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Hypothyroidism

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Lithium, amiodarone, sulfonamides

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Fat redistribution

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Glucocorticoids, protease inhibitors

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Gingival hyperplasia

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Phenytoin, verapamil, cyclosporine

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Gout

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Furosemide, thiazides, niacin, cyclosporine, pyrazinamide

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Myopathies

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Fibrates, Niacin, Colchicine, Hydroxychloroquine, Ifn-alpha, Penicillamine, Statins, Glucocorticoids; Fish N CHIPS Give you myopathies

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Osteoporosis

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Corticosteroids, heparin

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Photosensitivity

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Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracycline; “SAT for a photo”

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Rash (Stevens-Johnson syndrome)

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PCN, Ethosuximide, Carbamazepine, Sulfa drugs, Lamotrigine, Allopurinol, Phenytoin, Phenobarbitol; “bad rash after a PEC SLAPP” (ECLPP are seizure drugs)

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SLE-like syndrome

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Sulfonamides, Hydralazine, INH, Procainamide, Phenytoin; “SHIPP” linked to drugs that are metabolized via N-acetylation in liver (Phase 2)

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Teeth (kids)

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Tetracyclines

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Tendonitis, tendon rupture, and cartilage damage

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Fluoroquinalones

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Diabetes Insipidus

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Lithium, demeclocycline

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Fanconi’s syndrome

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Expired tetracycline

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Hemorrhagic cystitis

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Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide (prevent by co-admin with mesna)

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Interstitial nephritis

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Methicillin, NSAIDs, furosemide

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SIADH

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Carbamazepine, cyclophosphamide

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Cinchonism

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Quinidine, quinine

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Parkinson-like syndromes

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Anti-psychotics, reserpine, metoclopramide

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Seizures

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INH, Buproprion, Impipenem/cilastatin, Tramadol, Enflurane, Metoclopramide; “with seizures, I BITE My tongue”

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Tardive dyskinesia

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Anti-psychotics

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Anti-muscarinic

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Atropine, TCAs, H1-blockers, neuroleptics

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Disulfuram-like reaction

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Metronidazole, certain cephalosporins, procarbazine, 1st-gen sulfonylureas

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Nephrotoxicity/Ototoxicity

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Aminoglycosides, Vancomycin, Loop diuretics, Cisplatin

45
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Abx to avoid in pregnancy

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Countless SAFe Moms Take Really Good Care; Clarithromycin (embryotoxic), Sulfonamides (kernicterus), Aminoglycosides (ototoxicity), Flouroquinalones (cartilage damage), Metronidazole (mutagenesis), Tetracyclines; (discolored teeth/inhibition of bone growth), Ribavirin (teratogenic), Griseofulvin (teratogenic), Chloramphenicol (“gray baby” sxr)

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Serotonin syndrome

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SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, TCAs, Tramadol, Odansteron, Linezolid,Triptans

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