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USMLE drug Rxns
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TCA | Atropine like side effects |
| Cocaine | coronary vasospasm |
| sumatriptan | coronary vasospasm |
| Doxorubicine/danurubicin | dilated cardiomyopathy |
| Class III soltalol | Torsades de pointes |
| Class Ia (quinidine) | Torsades de pointes |
| antiarrythmics | torsades de pointe |
| cisapride | torsades de pointe |
| clozapine | agranulocytosis |
| carbamezepine | agranulocytosis |
| colchinine | agranulocytosis |
| propythiouracil | aplastic anemia, agranulocytosis |
| methimazole | aplastic anemia, agranulocytosis |
| Methyldopa | direct-Cooms positive hemolytic anemia |
| Chloramphenicol | gray baby syndrome |
| Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency | hemolysis IS PAIN (INH, sulfonamides, primaquine, aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofuratoin) |
| OCPs | thrombotic complications |
| Cough | Ace inhibitors |
| megablastic anemia | PMS is a blast (phenytoin, Methotrexate, sulfa drugs) |
| bleomycin | pulmonary fibrosis |
| busulfan | pulmonary fibrosis |
| amiodarone | pulmonary fibrosis, photosensitivity |
| Macrolides | acute choletstatic hepatitis |
| Halothane | focal-massive hepatic necrosis |
| valproic acid | focal-massive hepatic necrosis |
| acetominophen | focal-massive hepatic necrosis |
| amanita phalloides | focal-massive hepatic necrosis |
| INH | Hepatisi, hemolysis in 6GPD |
| Gynecomastia | Some Drugs Create Awesome Knockers (Spirinolactone, digitalis, cimetidine, alcohol abuse, estrogens, ketoconazole) |
| Clomiphene | hot flashes, (also tamoxifen) |
| Phenytoin | gingival hyperplasia, megablastic anemia, Steven Johnson |
| furosemide | gout |
| heparin | osteoperosis |
| thiazides | gout |
| corticosteroids | osteoperosis |
| Photosensitivity | SAT for a photo Sulfonamides, amiodarone, tetracycline |
| Rash (Steven-Johnson) | Ethosuximide, lamotrigine, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, sulfa drugs, penicillin, allopurinol |