Medication Dosages and Side Effects

Question 1

What medication can cause confusion, disorientation and chromatopsia (yellow green halos around light) arrhythmia

Answer 1

Digoxin

Question 2

Perindopril

Answer 2

4mg -8mg OD

Question 3

Atenolol

Answer 3

50-100mg OD

Question 4

Amlodipine

Answer 4

5-10mg OD

Question 5

Prazosin dose and SE

Answer 5

0.5mg BD > TDS > 20mg per day

SE: orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, headache, ED

Question 6

Hypokalemia caused by which diuretics

Answer 6

Loop and thiazide

Question 7

Hyponatremia which antihypertensive

Answer 7

Thiazide

Question 8

Statin SE

Answer 8

LFT elevated, myositis, warfarin potentiation

Question 9

Fibrates SE

Answer 9

GI upset, cholelithiasis, myositis if comb with statins, pancreatitis, elevated LFT

Question 10

Lansoprazole how to take and SE

Answer 10

30mg, 30-60 mins before food. can cause headache and diarrhoea

Question 11

Chloroquine SE

Answer 11

GI upset, headache, dizziness

Not for those with psoriasis, alcoholism, epilepsy, porphyria

Question 12

Beta blocker contraindications

Answer 12

Asthma 
Heart Block 
COPD 
Diabetes 
Electrolyte - hyperkalemia 

Renal disease
PVD