Adverse effects of drugs Flashcards
(20 cards)
Beta Blockers
Contra- indicated in asthma Can cause; bronchospasm tiredness hypotension heart failure cold peripheries bradycardia
ACE inhibitors
Dry cough
Hyperkalaemia
Angioedema
Hypotension
Loop Diuretics
Impaired glucose tolerance / hyperglycaemia Gout Hypokalaemia Hyponatraemia Arrhythmias
Amlodipine
Headache
Flushing
Ankle swelling
Verapamil
SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN WITH BETA BLOCKERS Heart block Constipation Flushing Precipitation of digoxin toxicity Ankle Oedema Hypotension Dizziness
Adenosine
Bronchospasm
Lengthening of the QT interval
Chest pain
Digoxin
Gynaecomastia Bradycardia Heart Block Confusion Anorexia Yellow-green vision
Amiodarone
Hyperthyroidism Peripheral Neuropathy Photosensitivity Hepatotoxicity Pulmonary fibrosis Precipitation of digoxin toxicity Slate- grey appearance
Statins
Myalgia / Myopathy / Myositis
Renal Failure
Hepatotoxicity
Thiazides
Precipitation of digoxin toxicity
Nitrates
Postural Hypotension
Headaches
Flushing
Dilitiazem
Heart block Precipitation of digoxin toxicity Hypotension Bradycardia Heart failure Ankle swelling Gingival hyperplasia
Ivabridine
Headache AF 1st degree heart block Bradycardia Blurred vision
Hydralazine (a rarely used anti-hypertensive)
tachycardia palpitations flushing fluid retention headache drug-induced lupus
A patient presents with sudden onset severe pain at the base of the big toe, what drug is this side- effect most likely to have been caused by?
Gout - a side effect of thiazide diuretics!
Spironolactone
Breast tenderness in men
What drug can cause cold peripheries
Beta blockers
What drug can cause bronchospasm?
Adenosine
Which drug used in the treatment of arrhythmias can cause hypothyroidism?
Amiodarone
A patient with Wolff Parkinson White syndrome can be treated with beta blockers. However with what co-morbidity should they not have this treatment?
Atrial Fibrillation
