COMMON SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

Question 1

Which common drugs are known to cause pulmonary fibrosis?

Answer 1

Methotrexate
Amiodarone
Apomorphine
Nitrofurantoin
Bulsulfan

Question 2

Which group of commonly used drugs have ankle swelling as a side effect?

Answer 2

Calcium channel blockers such as amlodipine, diltiazem, nifedipine and verapamil.

Question 3

What class of drug is contraindicated in people with bilateral renal artery stenosis?

Answer 3

ACE inhibitors such as ramipril, lisinopril and enalapril

Question 4

Which common drugs have been associated with pancreatitis as a side effect?

Answer 4

Sodium valproate
Corticosteroids
Azathioprine
Ranitidine
Didanosine and Pentamidine (HIV drugs)
Metformin
DDP-4 inhibitors (eg Vildagliptin)
Furosemide
Thiazides

Question 5

What drugs have been identified as inducers of Steven-Johnson syndrome?

Answer 5

NSAIDS - Ibuprofen, Paracetamol, Diclofenac

Anti-epileptics - Carbamezapine, Ethosuximide, Lamotrigine, Phenytoin

Antibiotics - Penicillins, Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Tetracycline

Other - Allopurinol

Question 6

Which common drugs have been associated with rhabdomyolysis as a side effect?

Answer 6

Statins (especially in combination with ciclosporin)
Antipsychotics (cause neuroleptic malignant syndrome)
Neuromuscular blocking agents (malignant hyperthermia), SSRIs (serotonin syndrome)
Medications that interfere with potassium levels, such as diuretics

Question 7

Which drugs can cause hypokalaemia?

Answer 7

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Question 8

Drugs that causes QT prolongation

Answer 8

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Question 9

Drugs causing extra-pyramidal side effects

Answer 9

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Question 10

Drugs that cause neutropenia.

Answer 10

Clozapine
Carbamazepine
Carbimazole
Fluovoxamine (especially in conjunction with clozapine)