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Drugs Causing Flashcards

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Hypernatraemia

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Sodium containing fluids, sodium bicarbonate, drugs causing diabetes insipidus eg. Lithium

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Hyponatraemia

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Antidepressants, diuretics, chlorpromazine, carbamazepine, PPI, ACE-I

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Hyperkalaemia

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Potassium sparing diuretics, ACE-I, ARB, NSAID, trimethoprim, cyclosporine, heparin

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Hypokalaemia

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Salbutamol, insulin, diuretics (except potassium sparring), caffeine, theophylline

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Hypercalcaemia

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Thiazide diuretics, lithium

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Hypocalcaemia

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Loop diuretics, bisphosphanates, phenytoin

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Hepatitis

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TB antibiotics (rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide), sodium valproate, methotrexate, methyldopa, amiodarone, statins, paracetamol, phenytoin, nitrofurantoin, sulfonylurea s

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Cholestasis

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Co amoxiclav, carithromycin, erythromycin, carbamazepine, chlorpromazine, contraceptives, flucloxacillin, sulfonylurea

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Pulmonary toxicity/ fibrosis

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nitrofurantoin, amiodarone, methotrexate, sulfasalazine, bleomycin, cyclophosphamide

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Renal failure

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NSAIDS, penicillins, lithium, contrast, gentamicin, ACE-I

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Elevated creatinine

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Trimethoprim, ranitidine

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Photosensitivity

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Tetracycline, chlorpromazine, amiodarone, chemo, thiazide diuretics, sulfonylurea

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Hypothyroidism

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Amiodarone, carbimazole, lithium, propyluracil, radio iodine

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SJ syndrome

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Sulphonamides, sulfonylurea, anti epileptics (lamotrigine), allopurinol, ABX

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Vasculitus

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Allopurinol, penicillin, sulphonamides, thiazides, phenytoin, cephalosporin

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Agranulocytosis

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Carbamazepine, clozapine, colchicine, carbimazole, cytotoxic agents

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Gynaecomastia

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DISCO MTV

Digoxin, isoniazid, spirnolactone, cimetidine, oestrogen, methyldopa, TCA, verapamil

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Neuropathy

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Metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, isoniazid, vincristine, cisplatin, amiodarone, phenytoin

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Anaemia (megaloblastic)

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Methotrexate, phenytoin, ethanol, trimethoprim, sulfonamides, sodium valproate, metformin, antidepressants

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Dyskinesia

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Dopaminergic drugs (levodopa, bromocriptine), dopamine blocking drugs (anti psychotics), antidepressants

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C. difficile risk

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Cephalosporins, clindamycin, cirpofloxacin, broad spectrum penicillins

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Antibiotics containing penicillin

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Penicillin 
Amoxicillin 
Flucloxacillin 
Ampicillin 
Co-amoxiclav (Augmentin) 
Tazocin
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Antibiotics without penicillin

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Ciprofloxacin 
Clarithromycin 
Clindamycin 
Doxycycline 
Co-trimoxazole 
Erythromycin 
Trimethoprim 
Gentamicin 
Metronidazole
Nitrofurantoin
Rifampicin 
Tetracycline

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