Side effects
of the Drugs included in CAT1
Pharma 232 . 1427-H
Chemotherapeutic Drugs:
1. Sulfonamides:
2. Co-trimethoxazole
3. Beta-Lactam Antibiotics:
A- Penicillins:
1. Hypersensitivity: from Skin rash to Anaphylactic Shock.
2. High dose in Renal failure patients may case Seizure.
3. Neutropenia with Naficillin
4. Hepatitis with Oxicillin
5. Nephritis with Methicillin
6. Pseudomonous colitis with Most of broad spectrum Penicillins
7. Secondary infection e.g. Vginal Candiasis
8. Skin Rash with Ampicillin & Amoxicillin
B- Cephalosporines
§ Anaphylaxis
§ Bronchospasm
§ Urticaria
§ Maculopopular rash
o Cephamandol
o Moxalactam
o Cephoperazone all of them have MethylTetrazole Ring
o Cephamandol
o Moxalactam
o Cephoperazone
C- Carbapenems
Imipenem
§ N , V , D
§ Allergy (especially in patient with to penicillins)
§ Seizures if given in high level especially in cases of Renal Failure
Meropenem
Causes less Seizures
D- Monobactam
o Similar to other Beta-lactam
o Increase Hepatic enzyme (TransAminase)
o Allergic reaction
1- Macrolides:
A- Erythromycin
1. Gastric upset (Orally!)
2. Anorexia , D , V
3. Liver Toxicity:
Especially with Estolate preparation. Produce Acute cholestatic Hepatitis
4. Drug-drug interaction as it’s Cyt P450 inhibitor
5. Hypersensitivity
B- Azithromycin
1. Gastric upset but less frequently than Erythromyicin
2. Secondary infection
3. Fungal over growth
4. Hypersensitivity, but not anaphylactic shock
5. Liver affection
C- ClarithroMycin
Gastric upset (less freq. than Erythro.)
Hypersensitivity reaction
More Expensive than Erythromycin
2- TetraCycline
1. I.M. à Pain , Local inflammation , I.V. à Thrombophlibites
2. Gastric upset: N,V,D . Superadded infection
3. Damaging bone, teeth in newborn (intra-uterine teratogenicity)
4. Yellowish -Brown discoloration in 3-4 ys children , also, dental caries deformity m osteomalisia
5. Liver, kidney toxicity
6. PhotoSensetivity esp. in fair-skin people ( Demeclocyclin is the most)
7. Vestibular reaction : Dizzness, Vertigo, Nosia, Vomitting (Doxycyclin , Menocyclin)
8. Fanconi-Syndrome: if taken after expired date :
o Nosia ,Vomitting
o PolyUria
o Polydepsia
o Kidney damage
Note: all broad spectrum
Antibiotics affect
w! can cause sever Watery Diarrhea & could be Fatal
3- Chloramphinicol
GRAY BABY SYNDROME Ss & Ss:
· HyperThermia
· Circulation Failure
· Grayish in Color
· Respiratory Failure, Shock, Collapse
4- AminoGlycosides
o Ototoxicity: (may cause deafness, Ask the patient to do Audiogram routinely)
o Nephrotoxicity
o NeuroMuscular Blocking (Curare Like Reaction) take care when you give Analgesic or muscle relaxant before operations
o Hypersensitvity , skin rash
o Headache
5-FluoroQuinolones:
1.Orally à N, V, D
2.cross BBB à Headache , dizziness , insomnia
3.Abnormal Liver function esp. with (Trova.)
4.4- Skin rash , Photosensitivity
5.Concomitant administration of Theophyllin+ Quinolones=Toxic effect
May cause Seizure
6.Increase Q-T interval à Arrhythmia
7.Damage of growing cartilage à Arthropathy
Miscellaneous Antibiotics:
1-Poly Myxin: Highly Nephrotoxic.
2-SpectinoMycin: pain at site of injection.
3-ClindaMycin
a. GIT upset (Diarrhea is common)
b. PsudoMembraneous colitis
c. HepatoToxicity
d. B.M. suppression
4- VancoMycin:
a. I.M. à irritation , I.V. à ThromboPhlibites
b. Ototoxicity or Nephrotoxicity are Uncommon but administration with another Otoxic or Nephrotoxic drug (e.g. Aminoglycosides) increase the risk.
c. Red Man Syndrome d.t. Histamine release (can be prevented by prolong the infusion period or increase the interval between doses)
d. GIT upset
5- TeicoPlanin
6- Basitracin : Nephrotoxicity
Anti-Tuberculus Drugs
1st line:
1. INH:
§ Peripheral Neuritis
§ Hemolytic Anemia
§ Age dependent Hepatotoxicity (common after 50)
§ SLE-like Syndrome , Hypersensitivity , Rash
§ If given with Phenytoin : INH can decrease Ph. Metabolismà Ph. Toxicity
2. Rifampicin:
Ø Harmless Orange or red colour change in Urine-Sweat-Tears-Contact lenses
Ø Hypersensitivity , Rashes, Fever
Ø ThromboCytoPenia
Ø Nephritis
Ø Liver: Hepatitis, Jaundice
Ø Flu-like Syndrome
Ø GIT upset
Ø Enzyme inducerà drug-drug interaction
3.EthamButol:
o Loss of visual acuity
o Red-Green colour blindness
4.PyrazinAmide
Ø HyperUricemia
Ø Hepatotoxicity
Ø N,V
Ø Allergy
Ø Artheralgia
5.StreptoMycin
v Ototoxicity , Nephrotoxicty
v NeuroMuscular Block = Curare-like actio
2nd line:
1. EthionAmide:
v Sever Gastric irritation
v Neurologic manifestation
v Hepatotoxicty
2. CaprepMycin
o Nephrotoxicty, Ototoxicity
o Local pain
o Sterile Abscess
3. Cycloserine
Neurotoxicity
4.Amikacin …
5 & 6. Ciprofloxacine and Levofolxacin…
7 & 8.Rifabutin & Rifapentine….
9. PAS:
§ Gastric irritationà should be taken on full stomach
§ as Sulfonamide in causing:
§ CrystallUria
§ Stone Obstruction HeamtoUria
§ Hypersensitivity reaction, Urticaria, skin rash
Drugs Used in LEPROSY:
1- Dapson
à Haemolytic Anemia
à Erythema Leprosa Nodosa
à MetHaemoGlubulinemia
à GIT intolerance
à fever
2- Clofazimine
§ Discoloration:
o SkinàRed-Brown to black
o Urine àred
§ Gasric Upset
§ Eosenophilic Enteritis
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