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Side Effects
Side effects for drug category
Drug Category | Side Effects |
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Penicillins | NASTYD: Nausea Abdominal Pain Skin rash/ Seizures with accumulated doses Throat closes (anaphylaxis) Yakking (vomiting) Diarrhea |
Cephalosporins | NASTYD: Nausea Abdominal Pain Skin rash/ Seizures with accumulated doses Throat closes (anaphylaxis) Yakking (vomiting) Diarrhea |
Metronidazole | NAAG: Neuropathy-Peripheral Alcohol- Associated Disulfiram Reaction Abnormal Taste in Mouth (metallic taste) GI Side Effects (nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea) |
Tetracyclines | BLAST: Bone Defects in the fetus (avoid during pregnancy) Liver Damage (rare) Abdominal Discomfort (diarrhea) Sun Sensitivity/ Skin Rash Teeth Discoloration |
Macrolides | QTGLIDE: QTc Prolongation GI Side Effects (abdominal pain, nausea/ vomiting) Liver Toxicity Injection Site Reactions Diarrhea Ear Toxicity (ototoxicity) |
Fluoroquinolones | SPRING: Skin Rash/ Sun Sensitivity Prolongation of QTc interval/ Peripheral neuropathy Rupture of tendons Increase risks of C. difficile infection Neurological (confusion, insomnia) GI intolerance (n/v, diarrhea)/ dysGlycemia |
Sulfonamides | GALSS: GI side effects (nausea, vomitting, diarrhea) Anaphylaxis Lowers platelets (thrombocytopenia) Skin rash (hypersensitivity and rarely Stevens-Johnson syndrome) Serum potassium and a serum creatinine increase |
Nitrofurantoin | RUSH: Rash Urine discoloration to brown Stomach upset (n.v, diarrhea) Headache |