Drug Side effects

Question 1

Flushing

Answer 1

“VANCE”

Vancomycin (Red Man syndrome)
Adenosine
Niacin
CCB (nifedipine)
Echinocandins

Question 2

Coronary Vasospasm

Answer 2

Cocaine
Amphetamines
Triptans
Ergotamine

Question 3

Dilated Cardiomyopathy + Bone Marrow suppression

Answer 3

Doxorubicin

Daunorubicin

Question 4

Torsades de Points

Answer 4

AntiArrhythmic (K+ channel blockers, Na+ channel blockers)
AntiBiotics (Macrolides)
Anti"C"chotic (Haloperidol)
AntiDepressants (TCAs)
AntiEmetics (ondansetron)

Chloroquine (antimalarial)
Protease inhibitors

Tx: IV Mg

Question 5

Thrombocytopenia

Answer 5

Heparin (HIT)

Cimetidine

Question 6

Agranulocytosis

Answer 6

Clozapine
Carbamazepine
Colchicine

Propylthiouracil
Methimazole

Ganciclovir
Dapsone

Question 7

Aplastic Anemia

Answer 7

“Can’t Make New Blood Cells Properly”

Carbamazepine
Methimazole
NSAIDs
Benzene
Chloramphenicol
Propylthiouracil

Question 8

Gray Baby syndrome

Answer 8

Chloramphenicol

Question 9

Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency

Answer 9

“hemolysis IS D PAIN”

INH
Sulfonamides

Dapsone

Primaquine
Aspirin
Ibuprofen
Nitrofurantoin

Question 10

Thrombosis

Answer 10

OCPs, hormone replacement therapy

Question 11

Pulmonary Fibrosis

Answer 11

“My Nose Cannot Breathe Bad Air”

Methotrexate
Nitrofuratoin
Carmustine
Bleomycin
Busulfan
Amiodarone

Question 12

Hepatic necrosis

Answer 12

“Liver HAVAc”

Halothane
Amanita phalloides (death cap mushroom)
Valproic acid
Acetaminophen

Question 13

Hepatitis

Answer 13

INH

Question 14

3 adrenal insufficiency

Answer 14

Corticosteroid withdrawal

Question 15

Gynecomastia

Answer 15

“Some Drugs Cause Awesome Knockers”

Spironolactone
Dapsone
Cimetidine
Alcohol (chronic)
Ketoconazole

Estrogen
Marijuana

Question 16

Hot flashes

Answer 16

Tamoxifen

Clomiphene

Question 17

Hypothyroidism

Answer 17

Amiodarone
Lithium
Sulfonamides

Question 18

Gout

Answer 18

Diuretics (loop and thiazide)
Niacin
Cyclosporine
Pyrazinamide

Question 19

Gingival hyperplasia

Answer 19

Phenytoin

Verapamil

Question 20

Osteoporosis

Answer 20

Corticosteroids

Heparin

Question 21

Photosensitivity

Answer 21

“SAT for photo”

Sulfonamides
Amiodarone
Tetracycline

Question 22

Steven-Johnson syndrome

Answer 22

“CLAPPPERS”

Carbamazepine
Lamotrigine
Allopurinol
Phenytoin
Phenobarbital
Pencillin
Ethosuximide
RASH
Sulfa drugs

Question 23

Drug-induced Lupus

Answer 23

“SHIPP”

Sulfonamides
Hydralazine
INH
Procainamide
Phenytoin

Question 24

Tendinitis / cartilage damage

Answer 24

Fluoroquinolones

Question 25

Interstitial Nephritis

Answer 25

NSAIDs Furosemide Antibiotics - methicillin

Question 26

Diabetes Insipidus

Answer 26

Lithium Demeclocycline Tx (nephrogenic DI): HCTZ Amilioride

Question 27

Fanconi syndrome

Answer 27

Tetracycline (expired) Heavy metal exposure Wilson disease

Question 28

Hemorrhagic cystitis

Answer 28

Cyclophosphamide | Ifosfamide

Question 29

Parkinson-like syndrome

Answer 29

Metoclopramide Antipsychotics Reserpine

Question 30

Cinchonism

Answer 30

Cinchonism - dizzines, HA, visual changes, tinnitus Quinidine Quinine

Question 31

Seizures

Answer 31

"I BITE" ``` INH (B6 deficiency) Bupropion Imipenem/cilastatin Tramadol Enflurane ``` Metoclopramide Benzo Alcohol withdrawal

Question 32

Tardive dyskinesia

Answer 32

Antipsychotics | Metoclopramide

Question 33

Disulfiram-like reaction

Answer 33

``` Metronidazole Certain cephalosporins Griseofulvin Procarbazine 1st-gen Sulfonylureas ```

Question 34

Nephrotoxicity + Neurotoxicity

Answer 34

Aminoglycosides Cisplatin Polymixins

Question 35

Nephrotoxicity + Ototoxicity

Answer 35

Aminoglycosides Vancomycin Loop diuretics Cisplatin

Question 36

Anticholingeric (antimuscarinic) effects

Answer 36

Atropine TCA H1 blockers low-potency neroleptics