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Pharm - Reactions
Common Drug Reactions from First Aid 2013
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coronary vasospasm | Cocaine, sumatriptan, ergot alkaloids |
| Cutaneous flushing | Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, Ca-ch blockers (VANC) |
| Dilated cardiomyopathy | Doxorubicin, daunorubicin |
| Torsades de pointes | Class III AA's (sotalol) Class IA AA's (quinidine) |
| Agranulocytosis | Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole, Dapsone |
| Aplastic Anemia | Chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDS, propylthiouracil, methimazole |
| Hemolytic anemia (direct Coombs-positive) | Methyldopa, penicillin |
| Gray Baby Syndrome | Chloramphenicol |
| Hemolysis in G6PDH-def patients | INH, Sulfa drugs, Nitro drugs, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen |
| Megaloblastic anemia | Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs |
| Thrombosis | OCP's + smoking |
| Cough | ACE-inhibitors, use ARBs instead |
| Pulmonary fibrosis | Bleomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan |
| Acute cholestatic hepatitis with jaundice | Erythromycin |
| Hepatic necrosis | Halothane, Amanita phalloides, Valproate, Acetaminophen |
| Hepatitis | INH (nerves and hepatocytes) |
| Pseudomembranous colitis | Clindamycin, ampicillin |
| Adrenal insufficiency | Glucocorticoid withdrawal without weaning |
| Gynecomastia | Some Drugs Create Awkward Knockers: Spironolactone Digitalis Cimetidine Alcohol Ketoconazole |
| Hot flashes | Tamoxifen, clomiphene |
| Hyperglycemia | Niacin, Tacrolimus, protease inhibitors, HCTZ, corticosteroids |
| Hypothyroidism | Lithium, amiodarone, sulfonamides |
| Fat redistribution | Glucocorticoids, protease inhibitors |
| Gingival hyperplasia | Phenytoin, verapamil |
| Gout | Furosemide, thiazides, niacin, clyclosporine |
| Myopathies | Fibrates, niacin, colchicine, hydroxychloroquine, interferon-a, penicillamine, statins, glucocorticoids Fish N CHIPS Give you myopathies! |
| Osteoporosis | Steroids, heparin |
| Photosensitivity | Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracycline |
| SJS | Penicillin, ethosuximide, carbamazepine, sulfa drugs, lamotrigine, allopurinol, phenytoin, phenobarbital |
| SLE-like syndrome | Hydralazine, INH, Procainamide, Phenytoin |
| Teeth staining | Tetracyclines |
| Tendonitis, cartilage damage | Fluoroquinolones |
| Diabetes insipidus | Lithium, demeclocycline |
| Fanconi syndrome | Expired tetracycline |
| Hemorrhagic cystitis | Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide Give Mesna |
| Interstitial nephritis | beta-lactam Abx, NSAIDs, diuretics, Rifampin, sulfonamides |
| SIADH | carbamazepine, cyclophosphamide |
| Cinchonism | Quinidine, quinine |
| Parkinsonism | Antipsychotics, reserpine, metoclopramide |
| Seizures | INH, Bupropion, Imipenem/cilastatin, Tramadol, Enflurane, Metoclopramide |
| Tardive dyskinesia | Antipsychotics |
| Anti-muscarinic effects | Atropine, TCAs, H1-blockers, neuroleptics |
| Disulfiram-like reaction | Metronidazole, cephalosporins, procarbazine, 1st-generation sulfonylureas (for DM) |
| Nephro/Oto-toxicity | Aminoglycosides, vancomycin, Loop diuretics, Cisplatin |
| P-450 upregulators | Momma Barb Steals Phenytoin and Refuses Greasy Carbs Chronically: Modafinil Barbiturates St. John's wort Phenytoin Rifampin Griseofulvin Carbamazepine Chronic alcohol use |
| P-450 inhibitors | MAGIC RACKS in GQ: Macrolides Amiodarone Grapefruit juice INH Cimetidine Ritonavir Acute alcohol abuse Ciprofloxacin Ketoconazole Sulfas Gemfibrozil Quinidine |
| Sulfa drugs | Probenecid Furosemide Acetazolamide Celecoxib Thiazides Sulfa Abx Sulfasalazine Sulfonylureas |
| Common sulfa drug reactions | Fever, UTIs, pruritic rash, SJS, hemolytic , TCP agranulocytosis, urticaria |