Drug rxns Flashcards
Coronary vasospasm
cocaine, sumatriptan (serotonin agonist), ergot alkaloids
Cutaneous flushing
“VANC”
vancomycin, adenosine, niacin, CCB
Dilated cardiomyopathy
doxorubicine, daunorubicin
TdP
class III and IA antiarrhyhmics, macrolides, antipsycotics, TCAs
Adrenocortical insufficiency
glucocorticoid withdrawal (creates 2ndary HPA suppression)
Hot flashes
tamoxifen, clomiphene
Hyperglycemia
“Taking Pills Necessitates Having Blood Checked”
Tacrolimus, Protease inhibitors, Niacin, HCTZ, B-blockers, Corticosteroids
Hypothyroidisim
lithium, amiodarone, sulfonamides
Acute cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice
erythromycin
Diarrhea
“Might Excite Colon On Accident”
Metformin, Erythromycin, Cholchicine, Orlistat, Acarbose
Focal/massive hepatic necrosis
“liver HAVAc”
Halothane, Amanita phalloides (death cap mushroom), Valproic acid, Acetaminophen
Hepatitis
INH
Pancreatitis
“Drugs Causing A Violent Abdominal Distress”
Didanosine, Corticosteroids, Alcohol, Valproic acid, Azathioprine, Diuretics (furosemide, HCTZ)
Pseudomembranous colitis
Clindamycin, ampicillin, cephalosporins
Agranulocytosis
“Drugs CCCrush Myeloblasts and Promyelocytes”
Dapsone, Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Methimazole, Propylthiouracil
Aplastic anemia
“Can’t Make New Blood Cells Properly”
Carbamazepine, Methimazole, NSAIDs, Benzene, Chloramphenicol, Propylthiouracil
Direct Coombs + hemolytic anemia
Methyldopa, penicillin
Gray baby syndrome
Chloramphenicol (toxic accumulation of metabolites)
Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency
“hemolysis IS D PAIN”
INH, Sulfonamides, Dapsone, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin
Megaloblastic Anemia
“having a blast with PMS”
Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs -> all interfere with folate
Thrombocytopenia
heparin, cimetidine
Thrombotic complications
OCPs