Drug Side Effects

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agranulocytosis

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ticlopidine, procainamide, carbamazepine

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allergic hypersensitivity

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penicillins and other beta lactam antibiotics, sulfonamides

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altered color vision

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cardiac glycosides, sildenafil and other 'nafils, quinidine

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altered taste

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ACE inhibitors, metronizadole, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

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angioneurotic edema

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ACE inhibitors

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anticholinergic effects

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1st gen antidepressants, 1st generation H1 antihistamines

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aplastic anemia

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chloramphenicol, carbamazepine

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arrhythmia

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antiarrhythmic drugs, cisapride

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asthmatic attack

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beta blockers, aspirin

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blindness

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sildenafil, other nafils, methanol

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blood dyscrasias

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(thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, leucopenia, agranulocytosis) - ticlopidine, ganciclovir

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bradycardia

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beta blockers

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bronchoconstriction

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beta blockers

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cancer chemotherapeutics

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effects on cells with rapid turnover - hair loss, skin, gi, reproductive

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cardiac toxicity

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doxorubicin, emetine

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cartilage damage

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the 'floxacins'

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cataracts

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glucocorticoids, clomiphene, ganciclovir implant

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CNS stimulation

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theophylline, caffeine, amphetamines, cocaine, selegiline, MAO inhibitors

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collects in Ca++ depots

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tetracycline (bones, teeth)

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cutaneous flushing

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niacin

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cyanide poisoning

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nitroprusside

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depilatory

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eflornithine

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depression

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reserpine, possibly SSRI in children, beta blockers

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diplopia, nystagmus

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CNS drugs, especially antiepileptic agents, including benzodiazepines, lithium

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drowsiness

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first generation H1 antihistamines, clonidine

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dysphonia

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inhaled steroids

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extrapyramidal effects

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(akasthisias, Parkinsons, dystonias) - antipsychotics

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false positive Coombs test

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alpha methyl DOPA

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fat redistribution

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protease inhibitors (navirs), glucocorticoids

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fatigue with exercise

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beta blockers

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fetal abnormalities

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ACE inhibitors, artans, thalidomide, phenytoin, carbamazepine, misoprostol, ribavirin

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first dose effect

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alpha 1 blockers (azosins)

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first pass effect

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nitroglycerin

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flu

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like symptoms - interferon

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gallstones

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the fibrates: gemfibrozil, fenofibrate

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gingival hyperplasia

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phenytoin, cyclosporine

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glaucoma

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glucocorticoids

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grey baby syndrome

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chloramphenicol

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gynecomastia

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spironolactone, cimetidine

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hemolytic anemia

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chloramphenicol, sulfonamides, nitrofurantoin, dapsone, quinine, primaquine

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hepatic toxicity

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acetaminophen, halothane, alcohol (chronic use), anabolic steroids, amiodarone, bosetan, pemoline, dantrolene, isoniazid, lamivudine, methotrexate, flutamide, valproic acid, tolcapone, nefazodone, pyrazinamide

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hirsutism

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minoxidil, cyclosporine, phenytoin

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histamine release

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opioids

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hypercalcemia

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thiazide diuretics

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hypercalcemia

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thiazides

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hyperglycemia

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diazoxide

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hyperkalemia

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potassium sparing diuretics

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hypertensive crisis

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MAO inhibitors + tyramine

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hypocalcemia

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loop diuretics

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hypoglycemia

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pramlintide

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hypokalemia

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thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics

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impaired ejaculation

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alpha methyl DOPA, clonidine, other sympathetic inhibitors

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induces P450

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rifampin, barbiturates, carbamazepine, others

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inhibits ethanol metabolism

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metronidazole

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inhibits P450

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ketoconazole, erythromycin, others

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kernicterus

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sulfa drugs

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lactic acidosis

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metformin

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lipid pneumonia

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mineral oil

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loss of libido

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SSRI

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lupus

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like syndrome - hydralazine, procainamide

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malignant hyperthermia

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halogenated hydrocarbon anesthetics (halothanes, etc.)

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megaloblastic anemia

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trimethoprim

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muscle wasting

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glucocorticoids

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myositis

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HMGCoA reductase inhibitors (statins)

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nausea

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cancer chemotherapy, digoxin, ethosuximide, l- DOPA

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neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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antipsychotic drug

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optic neuritis

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amiodarone, isoniazid, ethambutol, iodoquinol

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orthostatic hypotension

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any antihypertensive agent, especially blockers (trimethaphan)

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osteoporosis

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heparin

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ototoxicity

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macrolides,aminoglycosides,loop diuretics, vancomycin, chloroquine

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pancreatitis

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valproic acid, didanosine, stavudine, zalcitabine

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paralysis peptic ulcers

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NSAIDs, glucocorticoids

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pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade

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minoxidil

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pigmentation changes

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prostaglandins for glaucoma (latanoprost), aurothioglucose and other anti-rheumatic gold-containing compounds, minoxidil, amiodarone, chlorpromazine

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positive Coombs' test

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alpha methyl DOPA

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pseudomembranous colitis

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clindamycin, linezolid

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psychosis

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ketamine

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pulmonary fibrosis

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bleomycin, amiodarone

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red (man) neck syndrome

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vancomycin

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red color in body fluids

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rifampin, tolcapone (orange urine)

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renal damage/renal failure

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amphotericin B, vancomycin, aminoglycosides

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respiratory depression

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CNS depressants, including barbiturates

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rhabdomyolysis

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statins

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Stevens

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Johnson syndrome - any sulfur-containing agents, especially sulfonamide antibiotics, lamotrigine, zonisamide

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sudden sleep attacks

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DA agonists - pramipexole, ropinirole

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suppression of REM sleep

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ethanol

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thrombocytopenia

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heparin, fibrinogen receptor blockers (tirofiban)

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tinnitus

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aspirin, quinine

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tremor

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lithium

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vasospasms

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ergot alkaloids

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weight gain

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1st gen antidepressants, lithium