First Aid Drug Toxicities & Interactions Flashcards
Coronary vasospasm
C-TEAM Cocaine, Triptan, Ergot alkaloids, Amphetamine, Methamphetamine
Cutaneous flushing
VANC: Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, Ca2+ channel blockers (amlodipine specifically)
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), daunorubicin
Torsades de pointes
CAMP Class 13a RAT, Chloroquine, Antipsychotics (chlorpromazine, phenothiazide, ziprasidone) Macrolides Protease inhibitors Class 1a:disopyramide, quinidine, procainamide Class 3 (besides amiodirone):ibutilide, dofetilide, sotalol Ranalozine Antihistamines TCA’
Agranulocytosis
Dapsone, Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole (Drugs CCCrush Myeloblasts and Promyelocytes)
Aplastic anemia
Carbamazepine, Chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs, propylthiouracil, methimazole
Direct Coombs positive hemolytic anemia
Methyldopa, Penicillin
Gray baby syndrome
Chloramphenicol
Hemolysis in G6PD-deficient patients
Isoniazid (INH), Sulfonamides, Dapsone, Fava Beans, Napthalene, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin (hemolysis IS DFN PAIN)
Megaloblastic anemia
Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs (having a blast with PMS)
Thrombocytopenia
Heparin, cimetidine(H2 blocker)
Thrombosis
OCPs
Cough
ACE inhibitors (note: ARBs like losartan - no cough)
Pulmonary fibrosis
Bleomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan, Methotrexate (Breathing Air Badly from Medications)
Acute cholestatic hepatitis
Macrolides (Erythromycin)
Focal to massive hepatic necrosis
Halothane, Amanita phalloides, Valproic acid, Acetaminophen (liver HAVAc)
Hepatitis
INH
Pseudomembranous colitis
Clindamycin, ampicillin, cephalosporins
Adrenocortical insufficiency
Glucocorticoid withdrawal (HPA suppression)
Gynecomastia
Spironolactone, Digitalis, Cimetidine, chronic Alcohol use, estrogens, Ketoconazole, Pot (Some Drugs Create Awesome Knockers)