Drugs Causing Flashcards
Hypernatraemia
Sodium containing fluids, sodium bicarbonate, drugs causing diabetes insipidus eg. Lithium
Hyponatraemia
Antidepressants, diuretics, chlorpromazine, carbamazepine, PPI, ACE-I
Hyperkalaemia
Potassium sparing diuretics, ACE-I, ARB, NSAID, trimethoprim, cyclosporine, heparin
Hypokalaemia
Salbutamol, insulin, diuretics (except potassium sparring), caffeine, theophylline
Hypercalcaemia
Thiazide diuretics, lithium
Hypocalcaemia
Loop diuretics, bisphosphanates, phenytoin
Hepatitis
TB antibiotics (rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide), sodium valproate, methotrexate, methyldopa, amiodarone, statins, paracetamol, phenytoin, nitrofurantoin, sulfonylurea s
Cholestasis
Co amoxiclav, carithromycin, erythromycin, carbamazepine, chlorpromazine, contraceptives, flucloxacillin, sulfonylurea
Pulmonary toxicity/ fibrosis
nitrofurantoin, amiodarone, methotrexate, sulfasalazine, bleomycin, cyclophosphamide
Renal failure
NSAIDS, penicillins, lithium, contrast, gentamicin, ACE-I
Elevated creatinine
Trimethoprim, ranitidine
Photosensitivity
Tetracycline, chlorpromazine, amiodarone, chemo, thiazide diuretics, sulfonylurea
Hypothyroidism
Amiodarone, carbimazole, lithium, propyluracil, radio iodine
SJ syndrome
Sulphonamides, sulfonylurea, anti epileptics (lamotrigine), allopurinol, ABX
Vasculitus
Allopurinol, penicillin, sulphonamides, thiazides, phenytoin, cephalosporin
Agranulocytosis
Carbamazepine, clozapine, colchicine, carbimazole, cytotoxic agents
Gynaecomastia
DISCO MTV
Digoxin, isoniazid, spirnolactone, cimetidine, oestrogen, methyldopa, TCA, verapamil
Neuropathy
Metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, isoniazid, vincristine, cisplatin, amiodarone, phenytoin
Anaemia (megaloblastic)
Methotrexate, phenytoin, ethanol, trimethoprim, sulfonamides, sodium valproate, metformin, antidepressants
Dyskinesia
Dopaminergic drugs (levodopa, bromocriptine), dopamine blocking drugs (anti psychotics), antidepressants
C. difficile risk
Cephalosporins, clindamycin, cirpofloxacin, broad spectrum penicillins
Antibiotics containing penicillin
Penicillin Amoxicillin Flucloxacillin Ampicillin Co-amoxiclav (Augmentin) Tazocin
Antibiotics without penicillin
Ciprofloxacin Clarithromycin Clindamycin Doxycycline Co-trimoxazole Erythromycin Trimethoprim Gentamicin Metronidazole Nitrofurantoin Rifampicin Tetracycline