Drug Card Exam 1 Adverse Effects

Alendronate Sodium

Abdominal/GI issues

Raloxifene Hydrochloride

• Hot flashes

• Leg cramps

• Weight gain

• Peripheral edema (swelling)

• Sinusitis

• Rash

• Sweating

Amoxicillin Trihydrate

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Hives

• Itching

• Rash

Amoxicillin with Clavulanate Potassium

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Hives

• Itching

• Rash

Azithromycin Dihydrate

• Diarrhea

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Abdominal pain

• Injection-site pain and inflammation

Cefdinir

• Diarrhea

• Vaginal candidiasis

• Nausea

• Headache

• Abdominal pain

Ciprofloxacin HCl

• Nausea

• Rash

• Diarrhea

• Photosensitivity

• Dizziness

Levofloxacin

• Nausea

• Diarrhea

• Headache

• Constipation

• Taste perversion

• Tendinitis and tendon rupture, especially in elderly patients and those taking corticosteroids

• and kidney and heart or lung transplants

Clindamycin Hydrochloride

• Abdominal pain

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Vaginitis

• Muscle pain

• Severe diarrhea

• Rash

Cephalexin Monohydrate

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Hives

• Itching

• Rash

Doxycycline Hyclate

• Dizziness

• Vertigo

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Photosensitivity

• Discoloration of forming teeth

• Sore or darkened tongue

• Cramps

• Burning stomach

Minocycline Hydrochloride

• Dizziness

• Vertigo

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Discoloration of forming teeth

• Sore or darkened tongue

• Cramps or burning stomach

• Photosensitivity reactions

Mupirocin

• Burning

• Stinging

• Pain

• Nasal ointment may cause:

  • Headache

  • Rhinitis

  • Nasal congestion

  • Pharyngitis

  • Taste disturbances

Ofloxacin

• Local burning or discomfort

• Foreign-body sensation

• Itching

• Photophobia

• Blurred vision

• Dryness

• Redness

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim

• Photosensitivity

• Stevens-Johnson syndrome

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Dizziness

• Anorexia

• Rash

Anastrozole

• Vasodilation

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Asthenia

• Localized pain

• Constipation

• Diarrhea

• Headache

• Flu-like symptoms

• Decreased BMD due to decreased circulating estrogen levels

• Increased total cholesterol levels

Tamoxifen Citrate

• Hot flashes

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Bone pain

• Vaginal bleeding

• Skin rash

• Anorexia

• Headache

• Depression

Methotrexate

• Ulcerative stomatitis (mouth/lip ulcers)

• Leukopenia

• Nausea

• Abdominal distress

• Malaise (general unwell feeling)

• Fatigue

• Chills

• Fever

• Dizziness

• Photosensitivity

• Increased susceptibility to infection

• Rash

• Nephrotoxicity

• Liver damage/hepatotoxicity

• Cough

• Anemia

Dexamethasone

• Blurred vision

• Upset stomach

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Fluid and electrolyte disturbances

• Cushing's syndrome (too much cortisol in body)

• Increased susceptibility to infection

• Osteoporosis

• Vertebral compression

• Skeletal muscle disease (myopathy)

• Behavioral disturbances

• Peptic ulcers

• Neuropathy

• Suppression of growth in children

• Signs of adrenal suppression

Methylprednisolone

• Blurred vision

• Upset stomach

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Fluid and electrolyte disturbances

• Cushing's syndrome

• Increased susceptibility to infection

• Osteoporosis

• Vertebral compression

• Skeletal muscle disease

• Behavioral disturbances

• Peptic ulcers

• Neuropathy

• Suppression of growth in children

• Signs of adrenal suppression

Prednisone

• Blurred vision

• Upset stomach

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Fluid and electrolyte disturbances

• Cushing's syndrome

• Increased susceptibility to infection

• Osteoporosis

• Vertebral compression

• Skeletal muscle disease

• Behavioral disturbances

• Peptic ulcers

• Neuropathy

• Suppression of growth in children

• Signs of adrenal suppression

Nitrofurantoin

• Nausea

• Headache

• Flatulence

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Fever

• Cough

• Chills

• Acute, subacute, or chronic pulmonary reactions may occur in patients treated for over 6 months.

Metronidazole

• Anorexia

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Convulsions/seizures

• Peripheral neuropathy

• Abdominal cramping

• Headache

• Dysuria

• Metallic taste in mouth

Amlodipine Besylate

• Edema (swelling)

• Flushing

• Headache

• Fatigue

• Abdominal pain

Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril Hydrochloride

• Cough

• Headache

• Dizziness

• Edema

• Nausea

• Flushing

• Fatigue

• Abdominal pain

• Angioedema

Diltiazem Hydrochloride

• Peripheral edema

• Bradycardia

• Flushing

• Headache

• Dizziness

• Asthenia (weakness)

• AV block

Hydralazine Hydrochloride

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Angina pectoris (chest pain)

• Diarrhea

• Tachycardia

• Palpitations

• Headache

• Anorexia

Prazosin Hydrochloride

• Drowsiness

• Dizziness

• Headache

• Nausea

• Palpitations

• Fatigue

• Orthostatic hypotension

Terazosin Hydrochloride

• Asthenia

• Palpitations

• Nausea

• Headache

• Nasal congestion

• Peripheral edema

• Dizziness

Prednisolone Acetate

• Increased intraocular pressure, possibly leading to glaucoma

• Increased cataract formation

• Delayed wound healing

Olopatadine Hydrochloride

• Headache

• Asthenia

• Blurred vision

• Burning or stinging

• Cold symptoms

• Dry eye

• Foreign-body sensation

• Hyperemia (red eye)

• Hypersensitivity

• Keratitis (inflamm cornea)

• Lid edema (swollen eyelid)

• Nausea

• Pharyngitis (inflamm back of throat)

• Pruritus (itch)

• Rhinitis

• Sinusitis

• Taste perversion

Arformoterol

general pain, back pain, diarrhea, sinusitis, leg cramps, dyspnea (SOB) , rash and flu like syndrome

Ipratropium Bromide

Aerosol: cough, oropharynx disease (cancer), nervousness, dizziness, headache, GI distress, and dry mouth

Nasal spray: headache, upper resp infect, epistaxis(nosebleed), pharyngitis and nasal dryness

Ipratroium Bromide with Albuterol Sulfate

chest pain, diarrhea, dyspepsia (upset tummy), nausea, leg cramps, bronchitis, pharyngitis, pneumonia, and UTI

Tiotropium Bromide

dry mouth, accidents, chest pain, abdominal pain, constipation, vomiting, moniliasis (fungal/yeast infect), epistaxis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, upper resp tract, rash, dizziness, hoarseness, tachycardia, throat, irritation, and UTI

Umeclidinium Bromide

paradoxical bronchospasm, worsening of narrow angle glaucoma, worsening urinary retention

Umeclidinium Bromide and Vilanterol

Pharyngitis, sinusitis, lower resp tract infect, constipation, diarrhea, pain in extremity, muscle spasms, neck pain, and chest pain

Budesonide

Turbohaler: headache, asthenia, pain, dyspepsia, nausea, oral candidiasis, arthralgia, cough, resp infect, rhinitis, sinusitis

Respules: resp infect, rhinitis, cough, otitis media, vomiting, diarrhea, abdom pain, and rash

Fluticasone Propionate

Pharyngitis, nasal congestion, and upper resp infect

Montelukast Sodium

headache, flu, cough, abdom pain, dyspepsia, dizziness, psychiatric disorders including agitation, aggressive behavior, abnormal dreams, depression, and suicidal thinking

Budesonide and Formoterol Fumerate

upper resp tract infect, nasopharyngitis, headache, vomiting, sinusitis, bronchitis, oral candidiasis, nasal congestion

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