SIDE EFFECTS Flashcards
Cutaneous Flushing
Vancomycin Adenosine Niacin Ca2+ channel blockers Echinocandins Nitrates
VANCEN
Coronary Vasospasm
Cocaine
Amphetamines
Sumatriptan
Ergot alkaloids
(CASE)
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Alcohol
Anthracycline (eg, doxorubicin, daunorubicin; prevent with dexrazoxane)
Trastuzumab
Torsade de Pointes
- AntiArrhythmics (class IA, III)
- AntiBiotics (eg, macrolides, fluoroquinolones)
- Anti“C”ychotics (especially ziprasidone, iloperidone, haloperidol, risperidone, thioridazine)
- AntiDepressants (eg, TCAs (e.g., nortriptyline, -amitriptyline))
- AntiEmetics (serotonin receptor antagonists antiemetics (e.g., ondansetron), metoclopramide)
- Azoles (eg, fluconazole)
- Antimalarials (e.g., artemether/lumefantrine, quinine, chloroquine)
- Methadone
- Electrolyte abnormalities (eg, hypomagnesemia)
- Antivirals (protease inhibitors (eg, saquinavir, atazanavir))
Agranulocytosis
Dapsone Clozapine Carbamazepine Propylthiouracil Methimazole Colchicine Ticlopidine Ganciclovir Chemotherapeutics
Drugs Can Cause Pretty Major Collapse To Granulocytes
Aplastic Anemia
Carbamazepine Methimazole NSAIDs Benzene Chloramphenicol Propylthiouracil
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (Positive Coombs Test)
Penicillin
Methyldopa
Cephalosporins
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)
Allopurinol
Anticonvulsants
Antibiotics
Sulfa drugs
Gray Baby Syndrome
Chloramphenicol
Hemolysis in G6PD Deficiency
Isoniazid Sulfonamides Dapsone Primaquine Aspirin Ibuprofen Nitrofurantoin Fava beans Naphthalene
Megaloblastic Anemia
Hydroxyurea
Phenytoin
Methotrexate
Sulfa drugs
Thrombocytopenia
Indinavir Heparin Quinidine Ganciclovir Vancomycin Linezolid Abciximab Cimetidine
I Have Quickly Gotten Very Low Amounts
Thrombotic complications
Combined oral contraceptives
Hormone replacement therapy
SERMs (eg, tamoxifen, raloxifene, clomiphene)
This side effect is mediated by increased estrogen level
Dry Cough
ACE inhibitors
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Methotrexate Nitrofurantoin Carmustine Bleomycin Busulfan Amiodarone
Diarrhea
Acamprosate Antidiabetic agents (acarbose, metformin, pramlintide) Colchicine Cholinesterase inhibitors Lipid-lowering agents (eg, ezetimibe) Orlistat Niacin Macrolides (eg, erythromycin) SSRIs Chemotherapeutic drugs (e.g., irinotecan, topotecan, erlotinib)
Hepatic Necrosis
Halothane
Amanita phalloides (death cap mushroom)
Valproic acid
Acetaminophen
Hepatitis
Rifampin Isoniazid Pyrazinamide Statins Fibrates
Pancreatitis
Didanosine Corticosteroids Alcohol Valproic acid Azathioprine Diuretics (furosemide, HCTZ)
Pill-Induced Esophagitis
Bisphosphonates Oral iron supplementation (eg, ferrous sulfate) NSAIDs Potassium chloride Tetracyclines
Caustic effect minimized with upright posture and adequate water ingestion.
Pseudomembranous Colitis
Ampicillin Cephalosporins Clindamycin Fluoroquinolones PPIs
Acute Cholestatic Hepatitis (jaundice)
Macrolides