Drug Reactions EC Flashcards
Drugs causing Coronary vasospasm
Cocaine
Sumatriptan
Ergot alkaloids
Drugs causing Cutaneous flushing
Vancomycin
Adenosine
Niacin
Ca blockers
“VANC”
Drugs causing Dilated cardiomyopathy
Doxorubicin
Daunorubicin
Drugs causing Torsades de pointes
Class III (sotalol) antiarrhythmics Class IA (quinidine) antiarrhythmics Macrolides Antipsychotics TCAs
Drugs causing Agranulocytosis
Clozapine Carbamazepine Colchicine Propylthiouracil Methimazole Dapsone
“Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage”
Drugs causing Aplastic anemia
Carbamazepine Methimazole NSAIDs Benzene Chloramphenicol PTU
“Can’t Make New Blood Cells Properly”
Drugs causing Direct Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia
Methyldopa
Penicillin
Drug causing Gray baby syndrome
Chloramphenicol
Drugs causing Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency
Isoniazid Sulfonamides Dapsone Primaquine Aspirin Ibuprofen Nitrofurantoin
“hemolysis IS D PAIN”
Drugs causing MegaloBLASTic anemia
Phenytoin
Methotrexate
Sulfa
“having a BLAST with PMS”
Drug causing Thrombotic complications
OCP’s
Drugs causing Cough
ACE inhibitors
Drugs causing Pulmonary fibrosis
Bleomycin
Amiodarone
Busulfan
Methotrexate
“Breathing Air Badly from Medications”
Drug causing Acute cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice
Erythromycin
Drugs causing Focal to massive hepatic necrosis
Halothane
Amanita phalloides (deathcap mushroom)
Valproic acid
ACetaminophen
“liver HAVAc”
Drug causing Hepatitis
INH
Drugs causing Pseudomembranous colitis
Clindamycin
Ampicillin
Drugs causing Adrenocortical insufficiency
Glucocorticoid withdrawal
Drugs causing Gynecomastia
Spironolactone Digitalis Cimetidine Alcohol Ketoconazole
“Some Drugs Create Awkward Knockers”
Drugs causing Hot flashes
Tamoxifen
Clomiphene
Drugs causing Hyperglycemia
Tacrolimus Protease inhibitors Niacin HCTZ Beta-blockers Corticosteroids
“Taking Pills Necessitates Having Blood Checked”
Drugs causing Hypothyroidism
Lithium
Amiodarone
Sulfonamides
Drugs causing Fat redistrobution
Glucocorticoids
Protease inhibitors
Drugs causing Gingival hyperplasia
Phenytoin
Verapamil
Cyclosporine
Nifedipine
Drugs causing Gout
Pyrazinamide Thiazides Furosemide Niacin Cyclosporin
“Painful Tophi and Feet Need Care”
Drugs causing Myopathies
Fibrates Niacin Colchicine Hydroxychloroquine Interferon-alpha Penicillamine Statins Glucocorticoids
“Fish N CHIPS Give you myopathies”
Drugs causing Osteoporosis
Corticosteroids
Heparin
Drugs causing Photosensitivity
Sulfonamides
Amiodarone
Tetracycline
“SAT for a photo”
Drugs causing Rash (Stevens-Johnson syndrome)
Penicillin Ethosuximide Carbamazepine Sulfa drugs Lamotrigine Allopurinol Phenytoin Phenobarbital
“bad rash after PEC SLAPP”
Drugs causing SLE-like syndrome
Sulfa Drugs Hydralazine Isoniazid Procainamide Phenytoin Etanercept
“SHIPP-E”
Drug causing Teeth discoloration in kids
Tetracyclines
Drugs causing Tendonitis, tendon rupture, and cartilage damage
Fluoroquinolones
Drugs causing Diabetes insipidus
Lithium
Demeclocycline
Drugs causing Fanconi’s syndrome
Expired tetracycline
Drugs causing Hemorrhagic cystitis
Cyclophosphamide
Ifosfamide
Drugs causing Interstitial nephritis
Methicillin
NSAIDS
Furosemide
Drugs causing SIADH
Carbamazepine
Cyclophosphamide
SSRIs
“Can’t Concentrate Serum Sodium”
Drugs causing Cinchonism (flushed, tinnitus, dizziness, impaired hearing/vision, headache, abdominal pain, N/V, diarrhea)
Quinidine (1A anti-arrhythmic)
Quinine (malaria)
Drugs causing Parkinson-like syndrome
Antipsychotics
Reserpine
Metoclopramide
“ARM”
Drugs causing Seizures
Isoniazid Bupropion Imipenem Tramadol Enflurane Metoclopramide
“with seizures, I BITE My tongue”
Drugs causing Tardive dyskinesia
Antipsychotics
Drugs causing Antimuscarinic
Atropine
TCAs
H1 blockers
Neuroleptics
Drugs causing Disulfiram-like reaction
Metronidazole
Cephalosporins
Procarbazine
1st generation sulfonylureas
Drugs causing Nephrotoxicity/ototoxicity
Aminoglycosides
Vancomycin
Loop diuretics
Cisplatin
P450 inducers
Chronic alcohol Modafinil St. John's Wort Phenytoin Phenobarbital Nevirapine Rifampin Griseofulvin Carbamazepine
“Chronic alcoholic Mona Steals Phen-Phen and Never Refuses Greasy Carbs”
P450 inhibitors
Macrolides Amiodarone Grapefruit juice Isoniazid Cimetidine Ritonavir Acute alcohol abuse Ciprofloxacin Ketoconazole Sulfonamides Gemfibrozil Quinidine
“MAGIC RACKS in GQ”
P450 substrates
Antiepileptics Antidepressants Antipsychotics Anesthetics Theophylline Warfarin Statins OCPs
“Always, Always, Always, Always Think When Starting Others”
Drugs causing Pancreatitis
Didanosine Corticosteroids Alcohol Valproic acid Azathioprine Diuretics
“Drugs Causing A Violent Abdominal Distress”
What are the sulfa drugs?
Probenecid Furosemide Acetazolamide Celecoxib Thiazides Sulfonamides Sulfasalazine Sulfonylureas
“Popular FACTSSS”
