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19 Cards in this Set

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Beta Blockers

Exercise intolerance
Cold hands and feet

Statins

Muscle pain
Rhabdomyolysis
Metabolism inhibited by grapefruit juice

Rifampicin

Red/orange urine and saliva
Increases metabolism of oral contraceptive

Ethambutol

Red/green colour blindness

Lithium

Very low therapeutic index
Impairs kidney function
(Not eliminated by liver)

Aspirin

Gastric bleeding
Displaces warfarin of albumin binding sites

Warfarin

Prolonged bleeding time

Chloramphenicol

Grey baby syndrome - infants have low glucoronyl transferase activity
Aplastic anaemia (idiosynchratic)

Penicillin

Commonest cause of allergic reaction

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Fatal interactions with tyramine (found in cheese)

Muscarinic antagonists

Dry mouth

G6PD deficiency

Haemolytic reactions to :
Aspirin
Sulphanilamide
Doxorubicin
Primaquine
Dapsone

Sulphonyureas

Hypoglycaemia
Inc appetite

Metformin

Lactic acidosis

Thiazolidinediones

Fluid retention > heart failure
Weight gain due to inc lipolysis

Orlistat

Diarrhoea

Sibutramine

Inc heart rate, inc BP > inc risk heart attack

Rimonabant

Mood changes
Suicide

Antithyroid drugs

Joint pains
Sickness
Agranulocytosis
Liver disease (propylthiouracil)