Pharmacology Side Effects (reactions) Flashcards
causes coronary vasospam
cocaine, sumatriptan, ergot alkaloids
causes cutaneous flushing
(VANC) Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, Ca2+ channel blocker
causes dilated cardiomyopathy
doxorubicin, daunorubicin
causes torsades de pointes
class III (ex: sotalol) and class IA (ex: quinidine) antiarrhymics, macrolide antibiotics, antipsychotics, TCAs
causes agranulocytoisis
Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole, Dapsone (Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage OR Drugs CCCrush Myeloblasts & Promyelocytes)
causes aplastic anemia
Carbamezepine, Methimazole, NSAIDs, Benzene, Chloramphenicol, Propylthiouracil (Can’t Make New Blood Cells Properly)
causes direct coombs positive hemolytic anemia
methyldopa, penicillin
causes gray baby syndome
chloramphenicol
causes hemolysis in G6PD-deficient patients
Isoniazid, Sulfonamides, Dapsone, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin (Hemolysis IS D PAIN)
causes megaloblastic anemia
(females with PMS are on full BLAST mode) Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs
Causes thrombocytopenia
Heparin, cimetidine
Causes thrombotic complications
OCPs like estrogen
Causes dry cough
ACE inhibitors
causes pulmonary fibrosis
Bleomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan, Methotrexate (Breathing Air Badly from Medications)
causes acute cholestatic hepatits, jaundice
erthryomycin
causes focal to massive hepatic necrosis
Halothane, Amanita Phalloides (death cap mushroom), Valproic acid, Acetaminophen (Liver “HAVAc”)
causes hepatitis
isoniazid (INH)
can lead to pseudomembranous colitis
Clindamycin, ampicillin, cephalosporins (Antibiotics predispose to superinfection by resistant C. diff)
can lead to adrenocortical insufficiency
HPA suppression secondary to glucocorticoid withdrawal
can causes gynecomastia
(Some drugs create awkward knockers) spironolactone, digitalis, cimetidine, chronic alcohol use, ketoconazole