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Chemotherapy Toxicity Bear Mnemonic - Cumulatively Toxic Drugs and their Rescues
 • Asparagine: neurotoxicity
 • Cisplatin:
Cumulatively Toxic Drugs ... Vincristine = peripheral neuropathy ... Bear #Mnemonic #Drugs ... #pharmacology # ... oncology #SideEffects
Adverse Effects of NSAIDs
Prostaglandins decreased
 - Gastric mucosal damage with ulcer formation, bleeding, and perforation
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perforation - Nephropathy ... AdverseEffects #SideEffects ... #Pharmacology
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
antiepileptic drug ... trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Pharmacology
Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Hypothyroid Peripheral Neuropathy ... Toxicity #Monitoring #SideEffects ... Diagnosis #Management #Pharmacology
Celecoxib. COX-2-specific NSAID, lower thrombembolic risk than rofecoxib and valdecoxib.

Gabapentin - antiepileptic drug also used for
antiepileptic drug ... used for treating neuropathic ... most prescribed drug ... The Pharmacology ... thepharmareview #Pharmacology
Lyrica (Pregabalin) 
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, & spinal cord injury), Adjunctive therapy for partial-onset
Indications: Neuropathy ... let's review the drug ... including diabetic neuropathy ... Lyrica #Pregabalin #Pharmacology ... #Neuropathy
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
NSAIDs • Crystal nephropathy ... decongestants) • Any drug ... #Medications #Drugs ... #pharmacology #
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs ... dose or change drug ... recognition and drug ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #
Summary of the adverse effects associated with the use of trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole

Mnemonic - NOT RISKY?

N - Neurologic
Interactions with other drugs ... adverse #effects #SideEffects ... #Pharmacology #
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
cytotoxic reaction to drug ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry #Pharmacology