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Major Chemotherapy Toxicities - AntiNEOPlastic Man Mnemonic

Common Toxicities with Traditional Chemotherapeutic Medications 

Originally posted on pharmacologyweekly
Chemotherapeutic Medications ... #Chemotherapy #Toxicity ... SideEffects #Adverse #Pharmacology ... AntiNeoplastic #Man #Oncology
Antifungal Agents Frequently Used in Leukemia
Antibiogram:
 • Fluconazole
 • Itraconazole
 • Voriconazole
 • Posaconazole
 • Caspofungin
Antifungal Agents ... Frequently Used ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #oncology
Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
Antidepressant Medications ... mostly across agents ... ' toxicity, burdens ... SNRIs #Selection #Pharmacology ... #medications
Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine in COVID19

Dosing:
Hydroxychloroquine:
 - 400mg PO BID on the first day, followed by 200mg
- Second line agent ... (increased toxicity ... #COVID19 #HCQ #Pharmacology ... #Management #Medications
This is an overview of the 3 main drug classes used to treat Hepatitis C

The new
Hepatitis C The new agents ... recommendations change frequently ... ambcarerx #HCV #Medications ... Classes #DAAs #Pharmacology
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity

Main Toxicities: Colitis,  
Pneumonitis, Skin adverse events, Endocrine dysfunction, 
Hepatitis,  
Myocarditis,
Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity ... , Skin adverse events ... CheckpointInhibitor #Toxicity ... Table #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Oncology
Cyclophosphamide Pharmacology Summary

Mechanism of Action: Alkylating Agent
Indications: Solid tumors, Breast. bladder, endometrial. ovarian, testicular, osteosarcoma
Toxicities -
Cyclophosphamide Pharmacology ... Action: Alkylating Agent ... Indications: Solid ... Cyclophosphamide #Pharmacology ... #oncology
Pharmaceutical agents other than olmesartan have been reported to cause villous atrophy on occasion and are
Pharmaceutical agents ... to be the most frequent ... several other agents ... #Pharmacology #Drugs ... #Induced #Medications
Antiobesity Drugs and Their Effects
Orlistat
 • GI Lipase inhibitor
 • Reduces lipid absorption
 • Toxicity: Decreased
absorption • Toxicity ... incontinence • Toxicity ... + antiseizure agent ... Antiobesity #Drugs #medications ... #pharmacology #
Checkpoint inhibitors and indications
Anti CTLA-4 antibody:
 • Ipilimumab: Malignant melanoma, Renal cell cancer
Anti-PD-1 antibody:
 • Nivolumab:
inhibitors and indications ... cancer with high-frequency ... cancers with high-frequency ... Checkpoint #inhibitors #indications ... #oncology #pharmacology