Drug reactions Flashcards
Coronary vasospasm
cocaine, sumatriptan, ergot alkaloids
Cutaneous flushing
Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, Ca channel blockers “VANC”
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Doxorubicin (adriamycin), daunorubicin
Torsades de pointes
Class III (sotalol) & class IA (quinidine) antiarrythmics
Agranulocytosis
Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole, Dapsone
“Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage”
Aplastic anemia
Chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs, propylthiouracil, methimazole
Direct Coobs (+) hemolytic anemia
Methyldopa, penicillin
Gray baby syndrome
chloramphenicol
Hemolysis in GSPD deficient
Isoniazid, Sulfonamides, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin
“Hemolysis IS PAIN”
Megaloblastic anemia
Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs
“PMS”
Thrombotic complications
OCPs (eg-estrogens)
Cough
ACEIs
ARBs -> no cough
Pulmonary fibrosis
Methotrexate, Cyclophosphamide, BLeomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan
“an MC BlABs”
Acute cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice
Erythromycin
Focal to massive hepatic necrosis
Halothane, Amanita phalloides, Valproic acid, Acetaminophen
“liver HAVAc”
Hepatitis
INH = directly hepatotoxic
Pseudomembranous colitis
Clindmycin, ampicillin
Adrenocortical insufficiency
Glucocorticoid withdrawal (HPA suppression)