Weird Side Effects

Front 1

Quinidine (5)

Back 1

1. Pro-arrhythmic
2. Anti-cholinergic effect causing increased AV conduction resulting in VT
3. Alpha blocker causing increased vasiodilation and hypotension
4. Upset GI
5. Chinchonism (tinnus vertigo headache)

Front 2

Disopyramide what is it like and side effects

Back 2

1. Quinidine
2. Greater anti-cholingeric effects

Front 3

Procainamide what is it like and side effects

Back 3

1. Quinidine
2. Lupus like syndrome

Front 4

Tocainide what is it like and side effects

Back 4

1. Lidocaine
2. Neutropenia

Front 5

Sildenafil

Back 5

This is Viagra and it causes alteration in color vision leading to difficulty with blue green discrimination.

Front 6

Propafernone what is it like and side effects

Back 6

1. Fecainide
2. Has weak B blocking activity and causes a metallic taste in your mouth along with constipation

Front 7

Moricizine what is it like and side effects

Back 7

1. Flecainide
2. Used for ventricular arrhythmias

Front 8

Propranolol

Back 8

1. Impotence
2. Depression

Front 9

Verpamil

Back 9

1. Constipation due to decreased smooth muscle action

Front 10

Amiodarone

Back 10

1. Increased QT with no torsades de pointes
2. Thyroid dysfunction
3. Increased serum transaminases
4. Grey slate appearance
5. Photosensitivity
6. Lung Fibrosis

Front 11

Digoxin

Back 11

1. AT
2. AV block
3. Dig Delirium - nausea, blurred vision and hallucinations

Front 12

Captopril

Back 12

Captopril cough from increased bradykinin levels

Front 13

Milrinone

Back 13

1. PDE inhibitor
2. Ventricular arrhythmias
3. Hypotension
4. Hepatoxicity
5. Thrombocytopenia