Drug Reactions Flashcards
cocaine, sumatriptan, ergot alkaloids
coronary vasospasm
VANComycin Adenosine, Niacin, Ca++ channel blockers
“VANC”
cutaneous flushing
doxorubicin (adriamycin), daunorubicin
dilated cardiomyopathy
class III (sotalol) & class IA (quinidine) antiarrhythmics
torsades de pointes
Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole, Dapsone
agranulocytosis
“Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage”
chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs, propylthiouracil, methimazole
aplastic anemia
methyldopa, penicillin
direct coomb’s - positive hemolytic anemia
chloramphenicol
gray baby syndrome
Isoniazid (INH), Sulfonamides, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin
hemolysis in G6PD deficient patients
“hemolysis IS PAIN”
Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs
megaloBLASTic anemia
“having a BLAST with PMS”
OCPs (estrogens)
thrombotic complications
ACE inhibitors
cough
remember – ARBs (losartan) = no cough
BLeomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan
pulmonary fibrosis
“its hard to BLAB when you have pulmonary fibrosis”
erythromycin
acute cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice
Halothane, Amanita phalloides, Valproic acid, Acetaminophen
“liver HAVAc”
focal to massive hepatic necrosis
INH (Isonizaid)
hepatitis
clindamycin, ampicillin
pseudomembranous colitis