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Common toxicities of antifungal agents. 
CNS = central nervous system; 5-FC = flucytosine; GI = gastrointestinal;
CNS = central nervous ... antifungal #toxicities #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Pharmacology
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Drugs with good ... Drugs with moderate ... Drugs with low CNS ... Drugs of no use ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology
Chemotherapy Toxicity Bear Mnemonic - Cumulatively Toxic Drugs and their Rescues
 • Asparagine: neurotoxicity
 • Cisplatin:
Cumulatively Toxic Drugs ... Bear #Mnemonic #Drugs ... #pharmacology # ... oncology #SideEffects
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 #
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... nervous system (CNS ... sedative-hypnotic drugs ... Sedative #Hypnotic #Drugs ... #medications #pharmacology
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
antiepileptic drug ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #SideEffects ... #Adverse #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
Phototoxic medications to avoid in the sun

#pharmacology #sideeffects #table #medications #drugs
in the sun #pharmacology ... #sideeffects #table ... #medications #drugs
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial & DMARD (disease modifying antirheumatic drug). It is currently being discussed as
antirheumatic drug ... has a number of CNS ... QTc prolonging drugs ... Hydroxychloroquine #HCQ #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #AdverseEffects