MBChB List Cautions Flashcards
Acyclovir
Maintain hydration
Adrenaline
Heart disease, Cerebrovascular disease, DM
Alendronate
Upper GI conditions, ulcers or bleeding
Allopurinol
Can precipitate acute gout flare, not for use in acute gout, ensure adequate fluid intake
Amiodarone
Hypokalaemia,
bradycardia,
Pulmonary function tests, LFTs, TFTs,
Augmentin
Allergy, leukemias, glandular fevers
Aspirin
Under 16 yo, peptic ulcer, heamophilia
Atenolol
Asthma, hypotension, cardiogenic shock, uncontrolled HF, prinzmentals angina, AV block, PVD, DM (mask hypoglycemia)
Atropine
Angle-closure glaucoma, Myasthenia gravis, ileus, pyloric stenosis, megacolon
Beclamethasone
May contain lactulose, infections, LRTI, TB
Bendroflumethiazide
Addison’s, hypercalcaemia, hyponatraemia, Diabetes, gout, SLE, hypokalaemia, SLE
Benzatropine
Myasthenia gravis, paralytic ileus, Pyloric stenosis, toxic megacolon, psychosis, elderly
Bezafibrate
Hypothyroidism,
Hypoalbuminaemia,
gall bladder disease,
nephrotic syndrome
Budesonide
Lactulose, infections, LRTI, TB, DM
Benzylpenicilllin
allergy
Carbamazepine
Cardiac disease
Carbimazole
Agranulocytosis and neutropenia, Blood disorders, may worsen intrathoracic goitre
Cefazolin
Betalactam antibiotic
Cetrizine
epilepsy
Colecalciferol
Hypercalcemia
Codeine
Acute abdomen, arrhythmias, gall stones, Contraindicated in increased ICP, head injury, coma, impaired respiratory function
Chloramphenicol
Avoid prolonged or repeated topical use
Ciprofloxacin
prolongued QT, diabetes
Clopidogrel
Bleeding risk, discontinue 7 days before elective surgery
Colchicine
Cardiac disease, GI disease
Cyclizine
Epilepsy
Dabigatran
bacterial endocarditis, bleeding disorders, GORD
Diazepam
paradoxical hostility/aggression, avoid prolonged use,
Diclofenac
GI bleeding, impaired renal function, dehydration
Digoxin
Hypercalcaemia, hypokalaemia, hypomagnesemia, hypoxia, recent MI
Diltiazem
Bradycardia, AV block, prolonged PR, impaired LV function
Docusate sodium
Avoid in intestinal obstruction
Domperidone
Risk of ventricular arrhythmias, gastrointestinal disorders
Doxycycline
Tooth staining/hypoplasia in children
Formoterol
Hypokalaemia,
Ergometrine
not for use in eclampsia, first/second stage of labor, caution in hypertension, cardiac disease, multiple pregnancies
Erythromycin
electrolyte distrubance, QT elongation