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Side Effects To Memorise Flashcards

1
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Rifampicin

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Orange tears/urine

Hepatitis

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Isoniazid

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Neuropathy

Hepatitis

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Pyrazinamide

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Hepatitis

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Ethambutol

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Optic neuritis

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5
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Phenytoin

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Cerebellar syndrome, acne, coarse face, gum hypertrophy, hirsutism, inhibit COCP

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Carbamazepine

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Rash, dizziness, hyponatraemia, hair thinning, inhibit COCP, agranulocytosis

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Sodium valproate

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Tremor, weight gain, hair thinning, teratogenic

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Lamotrigine

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Rash (Stevens-Johnson syndrome)

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SSRI

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Fluoxetine, citalopram, sertraline

Nausea, low libido, withdrawal, insomnia, hyponatraemia

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TCA

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Amitriptyline

Anti cholinergic, anti histaminergic, anti alpha adrenergic, hyponatraemia (SIADH), arrhythmia

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MOA Inhibitors

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Selegiline

Hypertension, hepatocellular jaundice, hyperthermia

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12
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ACE Inhibitors

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Dry cough, postural hypotension, renal failure (renal artery stenosis), angioedema of the tongue, hyperkalaemia, profound hypotension when started

Check UE’s before and 2 weeks after starting

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Calcium channel blocker

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Amlodipine, nifedipine, verapamil

Ankle oedema, headache, flushing, dizziness

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Beta blocker

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Diabetes risk, impotence, bradycardia, fatigue, cold hands and feet, sleep disturbance

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Alpha blockers

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Anti alpha adrenergic effects

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Diuretics

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Dehydration, hypotension, hyperuricaemia, hypokalaemia (except K sparing eg. Epleronone, spironolactone), hyponatraemia, hypomagnesia

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Loop diuretics

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Furosemide, bumetanide

Hypocalcaemia

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Thiazide diuretics

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Indapamide, chlorothiazide

Hypercalcaemia

19
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Potassium sparring diuretics

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Eplerenone, spironolactone

Hyperkalaemia, gynaecomastia

20
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Sulfalazine

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DMARD

Myleosuppression, oligospermia, hepatitis, SJ syndrome, erythema nodosum, renal disorders, discoloured urine

21
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Chloroquine

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DMARD

Retinopathy, tinnitus, myopathy

22
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Methotrexate

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DMARD

Hepatic toxicity, pulmonary toxicity, myelosupression, mucositis

23
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TNF antagonists

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DMARD

Infliximab, etanercept

Infusion reaction (including anaphylaxis), infections (TB reactivation), autoimmune reactions, blood disorders

24
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Cyclophosphamide

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DMARD

Haemorrhagic cystitis, myelosupression, alopecia

25
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Insulin

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Hypoglycaemia, fat hypertrophy at injection site, hypokalaemia, weight gain

26
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Metformin

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Weight loss, lactic acidosis, metallic taste, GI disturbance, B12 deficiency

27
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Glicazide

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Sulfonylurea

Hypoglycaemia, weight gain

28
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Pioglitazone

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Thiazolidinediones

Fluid retention- heart failure and oedema, hepatotoxicity, fractures

29
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Sitagliptin

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DPP4 Inhibitors

Pancreatitis

30
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Empagliflozin

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SGLT2 Inhibitors

UTI, thrush, ketoacidosis, weight loss, may increase risk of amputation

31
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Antipsychotics

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Anti dopaminergic, anti cholinergic, anti histaminegic, anti alpha adrenergic effects

32
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Clozapine

A

Agranulocytosis

33
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Chlorpromazine

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Cholestatic jaundice

34
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Haloperidol

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Prolonged QT interval, temperature dysregulation

35
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Lithium

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Toxicity (tremor, ataxia, dysarthria), coma, convulsions, hypotension, diarrhoea, hypothyroidism, diabetes insipidus

36
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Steroids

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Diabetes risk, Cushingoid appearance, psychosis, osteoporosis, hypokalaemia, hyperglycaemia, infections, leukocytosis, risk of a vascular necrosis

37
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Azathioprine

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Myelosupression

38
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Cyclosporine

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Immunosuppressant eg. RA

tremor, interstitial nephritis, gum hyperplasia, burning in hands and feet, hypertrichosis (excessive body hair)

39
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Levodopa

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Nausea, red urine, postural hypotension, dyskinesias, on off phenomena, wearing odd effects

40
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PPI

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Omeprazole

Tinnitus, GI disturbance, headache, hyponatraemia, hypomagnesia

41
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Amiodarone

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Thyroiditis (hypo or hyper), pulmonary fibrosis, peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, grey skin, photosensitivity, hepatitis, metallic taste

42
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Digoxin toxicity

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Xanthopsia (yellow/ orange tint to vision), GI distress, any arrhythmia

43
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Adenosine

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Flushing, sense of impending doom

44
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Metoclopramide

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Drug induced Parkinson’s

Galactorrhoea

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