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USMLE Drug reactions
Drug reaction | Causal agent |
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Atropine-like side effects | Tricyclics |
Coronary vasospasm | cocaine, sumatriptan |
Cutaneous flushing | Niacin, Ca channel blockers, adenosine, vancomycin |
Dilated cardiomyopathy | Doxorubicin (adriamycin), daunorubicin |
Torsades de pointes | Class III (sotalol), Class IA (quinidine), antiarrythmics, cisapride |
Agranulocytosis | Clozapine, carbamazepine, colchicine, propylthiouracil, methimazole |
Aplastic anemia | chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs, propylthiouracil, methimazole |
Direct Coomb-positive hemolytic anemia | Methyldopa |
Gray babe syndrome | Chloramphenicol |
Hemolysis in G6PD-deficient patients | Hemolysis (IS PAIN) Isoniazid, Sulfonamides, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin |
Megablastic Anemia | Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs (having a BLAST with PMS) |
Thrombotic complications | OCPs (estrogen and progestin) |
Cough | ACE inhibitors |
Pulmonary fibrosis | Bleomycin, busulfan, amiodarone |
Acute cholestatic hepatitis | Macrolides |
Focal-massive hepatic necrosis | Halothane, valproic acid, acetaminophen, Amanita phalloides |
Hepatitis | INH |
Pseudomembranous colitis | Clindamycin, ampicillin |
Adrenocortical insufficiency | Glucocorticoid withdrawl (HPA suppression) |
Gynecomastia (Some Drugs Create Awesome Knockers) | Spironolactone, Digitalis, Cimetidine, chronic Alcohol use, estrogens, Ketoconazole |
Hot flashes | Tamoxifen, clomiphene |
Gingival hyper plasia | Phenytoin |
Gout | Furosemide, Thiazides |
Osteoperosis | Corticosteroids, heparin |
Photosensitivity, (SAT for a PHOTO) | Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracycline |
Rash (Stevens-Johnson syndrome) | Ethosuximide, lamotrigine, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, sulfa drugs,penicillin, allopurinol |
SLE-like syndrome, (it's not HIPP to have lupus) | Hydralazine, INH, Procainamide, Phenytoin |
Tendonitis, tendon rupture, cartilage damage | Fluroquinolones |
Fanconi's syndrome | expired tetracycline |
Interstitial nephritis | Methicillin, NSAIDs, furosemide |
Hemorrhagic cystitis | cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide (coadminister mesna) |
Cinchonism | Quinidine, quinine |
Diabetes insipidus | lithium, democlocycline |
Parkinson-like syndrome | haloperidol, chlorpromazine, reserpine, metoclopramide |
Seizures | Bupropion, imipenem/cilastatin, isoniazid |
Tardive dyskinesia | antipsychotics |
Disulfiram-like reaction | metronidazole, certain cephalosporins, procarbazine, 1st generation sulfonylureas |
Nephrotoxicity/neurotoxicity | polymyxins |
Nephrotoxicity/ototoxicity | aminoglycosides, vancomycin, loop diuretics, cisplatin |