prescription review Flashcards
drugs that cause dry cough
ACEi (RAAS -> inc bradykinin)
methotrexate (induced pneumonitis)
beta-blocker + verapamil
sudden hypotension and asystole (rip)
postural hypotension
tamsulosin (alpha blockade)
acei
isosorbide mononitrate (venodilation)
what interacts with levothyroxine
ferrous fumarate
lithium toxicity
cerebellar dysfunction (nystagmus and dysmetria)
hyperthermia
hypernatraemia
drugs that case hypernatraemia
loop and thiazide diuretics
lithium
citalopram
max dose for adults: 40mg
max dose for >65 or hepatic impairment: 20mg
amiodarone and venlafaxine
interact with each other
arrange annual ECGs, check BP and pulse
breast feeding safe drugs
metformin
sulfonylurea - glibenclamide
breast feeding avoid drugs
aspirin - reyes syndrome
ciprofloxacin (quinolone) - arthropathy
lisinopril
clozapine adverse effects
an atypical antipsychotic
dopaminergic effects
metabolic syndrome (polydipsia, polyuria, blurred vision)
digoxin loading dose
oral 500 mcg, daily
doxycycline loading dose
oral 200 mg, daily
cytochrome p450 inducers
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
Barbiturates
Rifampicin
Alcohol (chronic excess)
Sulphonylureas
cytochrome p450 inhibitors
Allopurinol
Omeprazole
Disulfiram
Erythromycin
Valproate
Isoniazid
Ciprofloxacin
Ethanol (acute intoxication)
Sulphonamides
