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Key Side Effects Flashcards

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Cyclizine

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  • Heart failure – fluid retention
  • Urinary retention/constipation
  • Dry mouth
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Fluoxetine

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Rash

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Contraceptive pill

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  • Irritability
  • New headaches
  • Weight gain
    *
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Enoxaparain

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  • Hyperkalaemia
  • Aspirin
  • Iron deficiency anaemia
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morphine

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  • Urinary retention
  • Constipation
  • Overdose / resp depression
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6
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Citalopram

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  • Can precipitate bleeding with dabigatran
  • QT prolongation
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antihypertensive

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  • Hypotension
  • Bradycardia
  • Wheeze
  • Oedema
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Anticoagulants

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  • Haemorrhage
  • Initial procoagulant effect in warfarin
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Digoxin

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  • Yellow halo
  • N and D
  • Confusion
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Statins

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  • Myalgia
  • Increased CK
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ACEi

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  • Cough
  • Renal failure
  • Teratogen
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12
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ARB

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Nephrotoxic

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13
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Steroids

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Cushingoid mnemonic

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14
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NSAIDS

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  • Indigestion
  • Ulcers
  • Reduced kidney function
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COCP

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  • Hypertension
  • Stroke
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16
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Clozapine

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Agranulocytosis

17
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Lithium

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Hypothyroidism
Renal problems
Tremors
Nausea and vomiting

18
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Carbamazepine

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Leucopenia
Hyponatraemia

19
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Vanc/gentamicin

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Ototoxicity
Nephrotoxicity

20
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Epilepsy drugs

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Caution with:
* Ciproflaxin, levofloxacin – lowers threshold
* Aminophylline, theophylline

21
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Omeprazole

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  • Increases C.diff risk
  • V+D

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