Drug Reactions

Front 1

Drug Reaction: Atropine-like side effects

Back 1

Causal Agent: Tricyclics

Front 2

Drug Reaction: Cardiac toxicity

Back 2

Causal Agent: Doxorubicin (adriamycin), daunorubicin

Front 3

Drug Reaction: Coronary vasospasm

Back 3

Causal Agent: Cocaine

Front 4

Drug Reaction: Cutaneous flushing

Back 4

Causal Agent: Niacin, Ca+2 channel blockers, adenosine, vancomycin

Front 5

Drug Reaction: Torsades de pointes

Back 5

Causal Agent: Class III (sotalol), class IA (quinidine) antiarrhythmics, cisapride

Front 6

Drug Reaction: Agranulocytosis

Back 6

Causal Agent: Clozapine, carbamazepine, colchicine

Front 7

Drug Reaction: Aplastic anemia

Back 7

Causal Agent: Chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs

Front 8

Drug Reaction: Gray baby syndrome

Back 8

Causal Agent: Chloramphenicol

Front 9

Drug Reaction: Hemolysis in G6PD-deficient patients

Back 9

Causal Agent: Sulfonamides, isoniazid (INH), aspirin, ibuprofen, primaquine, nitrofurantoin

Front 10

Drug Reaction: Thrombotic complications

Back 10

Causal Agent: OCPs (e.g., estrogens and progestins)

Front 11

Drug Reaction: Cough

Back 11

Causal Agent: ACE inhibitors (losartan-no cough)

Front 12

Drug Reaction: Pulmonary fibrosis

Back 12

Causal Agent: Bleomycin, amiodarone, busulfan

Front 13

Drug Reaction: Acute cholestatic hepatitis

Back 13

Causal Agent: Macrolides

Front 14

Drug Reaction: Focal to massive hepatic necrosis

Back 14

Causal Agent: Halothane, valproic acid, acetaminophen, Amanita phalloides

Front 15

Drug Reaction: Hepatitis

Back 15

Causal Agent: INH

Front 16

Drug reaction: Pseudomembranous colitis

Back 16

Causal agent: Clindamycin, ampicillin

Front 17

Drug reaction: Adrenocortical insufficiency

Back 17

Causal agent: Glucocorticoid withdrawl (HPA suppression; HPA = hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal)

Front 18

Drug reaction: Gynecomastia

Back 18

Causal agent: Spironolactone, Digitalis, Cimetidine, chronic Alcohol use, Estrogens, Ketoconazole (Some Drugs Create Awesome, Excellent Knockers)

Front 19

Drug reaction: Hot flashes

Back 19

Causal agent: Tamoxifen

Front 20

Drug reaction: Gingival hyperplasia

Back 20

Causal agent: Phenytoin

Front 21

Drug reaction: Osteoporosis

Back 21

Causal agent: Corticosteroids, heparin

Front 22

Drug reaction: Photosensitivity

Back 22

Causal agent: Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracycline (SAT for a photo)

Front 23

Drug reaction: SLE-like syndrome

Back 23

Causal agent: Hydralazine, INH, Procainamide, Phenytoin (It's not HIPP to have lupus)

Front 24

Drug reaction: Tendonitis, tendon rupture, and cartilage damage

Back 24

Causal agent: Fluoroquinolones (hurt attachments to bones)

Front 25

Drug reaction: Fanconi's syndrome

Back 25

Causal agent: Expired tetracycline

Front 26

Drug reaction: Interstitial nephritis

Back 26

Causal agent: Methicillin

Front 27

Drug reaction: Hemorrhagic cystitis

Back 27

Causal agent: Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide