MEDICATIONS Flashcards

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WHAT ARE STATINS FOR?

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For reducing cholesterol

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STATINS (statin)

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  • Atorvastatin
  • Simvastatin
    Flucastatin
    Pravastatin
    Rosuvastatin
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SIDE EFFECTS OF STATINS

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COMMON
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Feeling sick
- Feeling unusually tired or physically weak
- Digestive problems - constipation, diarrhoea, indigestion or farting
- Muscle pain
- Sleep problems
- Low blood platelet count

UNCOMMON
- Pins and needles

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WHAT ARE ACE INHIBITORS FOR?

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For treating hypertension and heart failure

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ACE INHIBITORS (il)

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  • Ramipril
  • Enalapril
  • Lisinopril
    Perindopril
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SIDE EFFECTS OF ACE INHIBITORS

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COMMON
- Dry, tickly cough that does not get better
- Feeling dizzy or lightheaded especially when standing up too quick
- Headaches
- Diarrhoea
- Being sick
- Mild skin rash
- Blurred vision

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WHAT ARE BETA-BLOCKERS FOR?

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For treating heart failure, angina and atrial fibrillation

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BETA-BLOCKERS (lol)

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  • Atenolol
  • Bisoprolol
    Propanolol
    Carvedilol
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SIDE EFFECTS OF BETA BLOCKERS

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COMMON
- Feeling tired, dizzy or lightheaded
- Cold fingers or toes
- Difficulty sleeping or nightmares
- Difficulty getting an erection or other difficulties with sex
- Feeling sick

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WHAT ARE ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS FOR?

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For high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, kidney disease due to diabetes and heart failure

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ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS (sartan)

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  • Candesartan
  • Losartan
  • Valsartan
    Irbesartan
    Olmesartan
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SIDE EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS

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  • Dizziness
  • Too much potassium in the blood
  • Swelling of the skin due to extra fluid
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WHAT ARE CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS FOR?

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For treating hypertension, Raynauds disease and angina

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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS (pine)

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  • Amlodopine
  • Nifedipine
    Felodopine
    Verapamil
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SIDE EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS

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  • Constipation
  • Dizziness
  • Fast heartbeat that you can feel
  • Extreme tiredness
  • Flushing
  • Headache
  • Nausea
  • Swelling in the feet and lower legs
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WHAT ARE DIURETICS USED FOR?

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Reduce fluid buildup, heart failure, liver failure, some kidney disorders such as kidney stones

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DIURETICS (ide)

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  • Bendroflumethiazide
  • Furosemide
    Indapamide
    Butametanide
    Spironolactone
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SIDE EFFECTS OD DIURETICS

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  • Urinating too often
  • Too little sodium in the blood
  • Too little potassium in the blood
  • Dizziness
  • Headaches
  • Dehydration
  • Muscle cramps
  • Gout
  • Erectile dysfunctions
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HYPOTHYROID MEDICATION

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Levothyroxine
Liothyronine

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SIDE EFFECTS OF HYPOTHYROID MEDICATION

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  • Feeling sick
  • Being sick
  • Diarrhoea
  • Headaches
  • Feeling restless, excitable or having problems sleeping
  • Flushing or sweating
  • Muscle cramps
  • Shaking, usually in the hands
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HYPERTHYROID MEDICATION

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Carbimazole

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SIDE EFFECTS OF HYPERTHYROID MEDICATION

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  • Feeling sick
  • Being sick
  • Feeling dizzy
  • Headache
  • Painful joints
  • Itchy skin or rash
  • Thinning hair
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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS MEDICATIONS

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  • Methotrexate
    Sufasalazine
    Hydroxychloroquine
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SIDE EFFECTS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS MEDICATION

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  • Loss of appetite
  • Feeling or being sick
  • Stomach pain or indigestion
  • Diarrhoea
  • Headaches
  • Feeling tired or drowsy
  • Hair loss
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PMR MEDICATION

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  • Prednisolone
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SIDE EFFECTS OF PMR MEDICATION

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  • Weight gain
  • Indigestion
  • Problems sleeping
  • Feeling restless
  • Sweating a lot
  • Mild mood changes
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ASTHMA MEDS (BLUE)

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  • Ventolin (Salbutamol)
    Terbutaline
    Relievers, contain bronchodilators
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SIDE EFFECTS OF A BLUE INHALER

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Generally side effects are very rare
- Feeling shaky
- Faster heart beat for a short while (no chest pain)
- Headaches

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ASTHMA MEDS (BROWN)

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  • Fluticasone (Flixatide)
    Beclometasone
    Preventers, contain steroids
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SIDE EFFECTS OF A BROWN INHALER

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Side effects are rare
- Oral thrush
- Dry or sore throat or hoarse voice

31
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ASTHMA MEDS (OTHER)

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  • Seretide (purple)
  • Symbicort
    Beclomethasone
    Reliever and maintenance - long-acting broncho-silators
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GENERAL SIDE EFFECTS OF ASTHMA INHALERS

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  • Body aches or pain
  • Chocking
  • Congestion
  • Dryness of the throat
  • High pitched noice when breathing
  • Hoarseness
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Trouble with swallowing
  • Voice changes
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OSTEOPOROSIS (dronic)

A
  • Calcium and vitamin D supplements

BISPHOSPHONATES
* Alendronic acid
Ibandronic
Risedronic
Zoledronic

SELECTIVE OESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS
Raloxifene

PARATHYROID HORMONES
Teriparatide

34
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SIDE EFFECTS OF BISPHOSPHONATES

A
  • GERD
  • Esophagitis
  • Oesophageal and stomach virus
  • Gastritis
  • Fever
  • Achiness
  • Mild headache
  • Bone, muscle or joint pain
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SIDE EFFECTS OF SELECTIVE OESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS (SERMS)

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  • Hot flushes
  • Night sweats
  • Irregular periods or spotting
  • Loss of sex drive
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Vaginal dryness or itching
  • Changes in menstural cycle
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SIDE EFFECTS OF TERIPARATIDE (PARATHYROID HORMONES)

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  • Confusion
  • Constipation
  • Depression
  • Headache
  • Incoherant speech
  • Increased urination
  • Metallic taste in the mouth
  • Muscle weakness
37
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NSAIDS

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  • Ibuprofen
  • Naproxen
  • Diclofenac
  • Aspirin
  • Indomethacin
  • Mefenamic acid
    Celecoxib
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SIDE EFFECTS OF NSAIDs

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  • Indigestion - stomach aches, feeling sick, diarrhoea
  • Stomach ulcers
  • Headaches
  • Drowsiness
  • Dizziness
  • Allergic reactions
39
Q

PAINKILLERS

A
  • Paracetamol
  • Ibuprofen
  • Co-codamol

NEUROPATHIC MEDS
* Amitriptyline
* Gabapentin
* Pregabalin
* Dihydrocodeine
Morphine
Oxycodone
Fentanyl
Buprenorphine

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SIDE EFFECTS OF AMITRIPTYLINE (NEUROPATHIC PAIN KILLER)

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  • Constipation
  • Feeling dizzy
  • Dry mouth
  • Feeling sleepy or tired
  • Difficulty peeing
  • Headache
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SIDE EFFECTS OF GABAPENTIN (NEUROPATHIC PAIN KILLER)

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  • Feeling sleepy, tired or dizzy
  • Feeling sick
  • Being sick
  • Diarrhoea
  • Mood changes
  • Swollen arms and legs
  • Blurred vision
  • Dry mouth
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Weight gain
  • Memory problems
  • Headaches
  • Getting more infections than normal
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SIDE EFFECTS OF PREGABLIN (NEUROPATHIC PAIN KILLER)

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  • Headaches
  • Feeling sleepy, tired or dizzy
  • Diarrhoea
  • Mood changes
  • Feeling sick
  • Swollen hands, arms, legs and feet
  • Blurred vision
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Weight gain (pregablin may make you hungry)
  • Memory problems
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WHAT DO SSRI TREAT FOR? (Selective Serotonin Repute Inhibitors)

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For depression, anxiety, PTSD, bulimia, phobias, OCD
Can also be used for FMS, IBS, PMS

44
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SSRI

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  • Sertraline
  • Citalopram
  • Fluoxetine (Prozac)
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SIDE EFFECTS OF SSRIs

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  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Headache
  • Drowsiness
  • Dry mouth
  • Insomnia
  • Nervousness, agitation or restlessness
  • Dizziness
  • Sexual problems - reduced sexual desire, difficulty reaching orgasm or inability to maintain an erection
  • Impact or appetite leading to weight loss or weight gain
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WHAT ARE PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR (PPI’S) USED TO TREAT?

A

For treating heart burn and reflux

47
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PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS (PPI’S)

A

Esomeprazole
* Lansoprazole
* Omeprazole
Pantoprazole
Rabeprazole

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SIDE EFFECTS OF PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS

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  • Constipation
  • Diarrhoea
  • Wind
  • Headaches
  • Nausea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Vomiting
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PARKINSON’S

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Levodopa
Dopamin

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SIDE EFFECTS OF LEVODOPA

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  • Twitching, twisting, uncontrolled repetitive movemnets of the tounge, lips, face, arms or legs
  • Involuntary movements
  • Impulsive and compulsive behaviours
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Low blood pressure
  • Loss of appetite
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Hallucinations
  • Sleep problems
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ANTICOAGULANTS

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  • Rivaroxiban
  • Apixaban
    Edoxaban
    Dabigatran
  • Warfarin
  • Heparin
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SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTICOAGULANTS

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  • Passing blood in the urine
  • Passing blood when you poo or having black poo
  • Severe bruising
  • Prolonged nose bleeds
  • Bleeding gums
  • Blood when you vomit or cough
  • Heavy periods in women
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DIABETES

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  • Insulin
  • Metformin
  • Gliclazide
    Acarbose
    Repaglinide
    Sulphonyureas
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SIDE EFFECTS OF DIABETES MEDICATION

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  • Abdominal pain
  • Metallic taste in the mouth
  • Nausea
  • Diarrhoea
  • Dizziness
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weakness or unusual tiredness
  • Allergic skin reactions
  • Bloating
  • Headache
  • Muscle pain
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ANTIBIOTICS

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  • Amoxicillin
  • Flucloxacillin
  • Vancomucin
  • Gentamycin
  • Doxycycline
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SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTIBIOTICS

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  • Rash
  • Diarrhoea
  • Vomiting
  • Yeast infections
  • Indigestion
  • Breathing problems
  • Loss of appetite
  • Wheezing
  • Bloating
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Throat pain
  • Allergic reaction
  • Cough
  • Fever
  • Itching
  • Photosensitivity
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WHAT ARE ANTI-CONVULSANTS USED FOR?

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For epileptic and non-epileptic seizures

58
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ANTI-CONVULSANTS

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  • Epilim
  • Phenytoin
  • Carbamazepine
  • Gabapentin
  • Diazepam
    Lorazepam
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SIDE EFFECTS OF DIAZEPAM

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  • Feeling sleepy or drowsy
  • Confusion
  • Problems with co-ordination or controlling your movements
  • Shaky hands (tremors)
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SIDE EFFECTS OF CARBAMAZEPINE

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  • Feeling sleepy, dizzy or tired
  • Feeling or being sick
  • Headaches
  • Dry mouth
  • Putting on weight
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Q

WHAT IS AN ANTI TNF (TUMOUR NECROSIS INHIBITORY FACTOR) USED FOR?

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For treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, plaque psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, ulcerative colitis (UC), and Chron’s disease

62
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ANTI TNF (Tumour necrosis inhibitory factor)

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Infliximab
Adalimumab

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SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTI TNF (Tumour necrosis inhibitory factor)

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  • Pain, swelling, redness or itchy skin where the injection was given
  • Mild nose, throat or sinus infection
  • Headache
  • Stomach pains, feeling or being sick
  • Muscle or bone pain
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MIGRAINE/CLUSTER HEADACHES (triptan)

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  • Sumatriptan
    Almotriptan
    Frovatriptan
    Naratriptan
    Rizatriptan
    Zolmitriptan
    Eletriptan
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SIDE EFFECTS OF TRIPTANS

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  • Dizziness
  • Dry mouth
  • Feeling heavy in your face, arms, legs and chest
  • Feeling sleepy
  • Flushing
  • Muscle weakness
  • Nausea
  • Skin reaction (if you take it as an injection)
  • Tightness in the throat
  • Tingling sensations
66
Q

GOUT

A

PREVENTOR
* Allopurinol

FOR TREATMENT DURING AN ACUTE FLARE-UP
Febuxostat
NSAIDS
Colchicine
Glucocorticoids

67
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SIDE EFFECTS OF ALLOPURINOL

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  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
68
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MUSCLE RELAXANTS

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  • Diazepam
    Baclofen
    Dantrolene
    Tiozanidine
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SIDE EFFECTS OF MUSCLE RELAXANTS

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  • Tiredness, drowsiness or sedation effect
  • Fatigue or weakness
  • Dizziness
  • Dry mouth
  • Depression
  • Headaches
  • Decreased blood pressure
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LAXATIVES

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  • Lactulose
  • Senna
  • Movicol
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SIDE EFFECTS OF LAXATIVES

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  • Bloating
  • Farting
  • Tummy cramps
  • Feeling sick
  • Dehydration which can make you feel lightheaded, have headaches or have pee thats darker in colour