Prescription review - side effects

Question 1

hypoglycaemia?

Answer 1

insulin
sulphonylureas (glipizide)

Question 2

urinary retention

Answer 2

opioids
anti-cholinergics (TCAs, antipsychotics)

Question 3

hyperglycaemia

Answer 3

steroids
antipsychotics
thiazides
BBs

Question 4

4 classes of drugs most likely to cause hypokalaemia?

Answer 4

loop diuretics
thiazide diuretics
steroids
salbutamol

Question 5

4 classes of drugs most likely to cause hyperkalaemia?

Answer 5

spironolactone
ACEi
ARBs
unfractionated heparin/LMWH

Question 6

4 classes of drugs most likely to cause hyponatremia?

Answer 6

SSRIs
TCAs
PPIs
Opiates

Question 7

name 3 medications that should be stopped if intercurrent illness?

Answer 7

metformin
-gilflozins
statins

Question 8

3 medication classes whose dosing should be in grams

Answer 8

paracetamol
lithium
calcium carbonate

Question 9

7 medications that are dosed in micrograms

Answer 9

lithium
levothyroxine
inhalers
naloxone
fludrocortisone
tamsulosin
GTN spray

Question 10

5 classes of drugs that are p450 inducers (decrease the action of other drugs?)

Answer 10

1. anti-epileptics
2. barbiturates
3. chronic alcohol abuse/liver failure
4. rifampicin
5. st johns wort

Question 11

6 classes of drugs that are p450 inhibitors?

Answer 11

1. antibiotics (macrolides)
2. SSRIs
3. isoniazid
4. ketoconazole
5. amiodarone
6. sodium valproate