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Pharm Side effects
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coronary Vasospasm | Cocaine, sumatriptan, Ergonovine (intentional to test for prinzmetals) |
| Cutaneous flushing | VANC: Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, Ca2+ channel blockers |
| Dilated cardiomyopathy | Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), daunorubicin |
| Torsades de pointes | Class III (sotalol), class IA (quinidine) antiarrhythmics |
| Agranulocytosis | Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole, Dapsone (Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage) |
| Aplastic anemia | Chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs, propylthiouracil, methimazole |
| Direct (combspositive hemolytic anemia | Methyldopa |
| Gray baby syndrome | Chloramphenicol |
| Hemolysis in G6PD-deficient patients | Isoniazid (INH), Sulfonamides, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin (hemolysis IS PAIN) |
| Megaloblastic anemia | Megaloblastic Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs (having a blast with PMS) |
| Thrombotic complications | OCPs (e.g., estrogens and progestins) |
| Cough | ACE inhibitors (note: ARBs like losartan-no cough) |
| Pulmonary fibrosis | Bleomycin, Amioclarone, Busulfan (it's hard to BLAB when you have pulmonary fibrosis) |
| Acute cholestatic hepatitis | Macrolicles |
| Focal to massive hepatic necrosis | Halothane, Acetaminophen, Valproic acid, Amanita phalloides (liver HAVAc) |
| Hepatitis | INH |
| Pseudomembranous colitis | Clinclamycin, ampicillin |
| Adrenocortical insufficiency | Glucocorticoid withdrawal (HPA suppression) |
| Gynecomastia | Spironolactone, Digitalis, Cimeticline, chronic Alcohol use, estrogens, Ketoconazole (Some Drugs Create Awesome Knockers) |
| Hot flashes | Tamoxifen, clomiphene |
| Hypothyroidism | Lithium, amiodarone, sulfonamicles |
| Hyperglycemia | Niacin, tacrolimus, protease inhibitors, diazoxide |
| Fat redistribution | Glucocorticoids, protease inhibitors |
| Gingival hyperplasia | Phenytoin, verapamil |
| Gout | Furosemide, thiazides, niacin, cyclosporine, pyrazinamide |
| Myopathies | Fibrates, Niacin, Colchicine, Hydroxychlorquine, Interferon a, Penicillamine, Statins, Glucocorticoicls, ( Fish N CHIPS Give you myopathies) |
| Osteoporosis | Corticosteroids, heparin |
| Photosensitivity | Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracycline (SAT for a photo) |
| Rash (StevensJohnson syndrome) | Penicillin, Ethosuximide, Carbamazepine, Sulfa drugs, Lamotrigine, Allopurinol, Phenytoin, Phenobarbital (bad rash after a PEC SLAPP) |
| SLE-Iike syndrome | Hydralazine, INH, Procainamide, Phenytoin (it's not HIPP to have lupus) |
| Tendonitis, tendon rupture, and cartilage damage (kids) | Fluoroquinolones |
| Diabetes insipidus | Lithium, demeclocycline |
| Fanconi's syndrome | Expired tetracycline |
| I nterstitial nephritis | Methicillin, NSAIDs, furosemide |
| Hemorrhagic cystitis | Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide (prevent by coaclministering with mesna) |
| SIADH | Carbamazepine, cyclophosphamide |
| Cinchonism | Quinidine, quinine |
| Parkinson-like syndrome | Antipsychotics, reserpine, metoclopramide |
| Seizures | Bupropion, imipenem/cilastatin, isoniazid |
| Tardive dyskinesia | Antipsychotics |
| Antimuscarinic | Atropine, TCAs, H1 blockers, neuroleptics, digoxin |
| Disulfiram-like reaction | Metronidazole, certain cephalosporins, procarbazine, 1st-generation sulfonylureas |
| Nephrotoxicity/ ototoxicity | Aminoglycosides, vancomycin, loop diuretics, cisplatin |