List of 40 Drugs and Their Side Effects - Nurse Should Know

As a human being who does and does not have a side effect when taking a drug. Although the Common drugs can be an essential and lifesaving element of the care of any patients but The frequent use can create certain adverse effects. So always use medicine with proper consultation of Doctor. 

Common side effects include upset stomach, dry mouth, and drowsiness.

Here a list of 40 medicine and its side effect are given below for nursing aspirants for their competitive exams as well as their working environment.

List of 40 Drugs and Their Side Effects

1. ACE Inhibitors- Dry Cough

2. Amphotericin.B- Nephrotoxicity

3. Ampicillin- Hypersensitivity

4. Androgen- Virilization

5. Antipsychotics- Sedation, Orthostatic hypotension, Tardive dyskinesia

6. Anti- TB- Hepatotoxicity

7. Aspirin (cox-I Inhibitors)- Hepatotoxicity

8. Atropine - Dryness of mouth, Blurred vision, Constipation

9. Celecoxib,Valdecoxib (cox-II Inhibitors)-cardio and Hepatotoxicity

10. Chlorambucil- Alopecia

11. Chloramphenicol- Grey baby syndrome, Bone marrow depression

12. Chloroquine - Phototoxicity

13. Ciprofloxacin - Phototoxicity

14. Clofazimine- Pigmentation of skin, Discoloration of Urine

15. Clozapine - Agranulocytosis

16. Erythromyicin- Cholestatic Juandice

17. Ethambutol - Optic Neuritis, Retrobulbular Neuritis

18. Hydrochlorthiazide- Hypokalamia

19. Isoniazid - Peripheral Neurtis

20. Metronidazole- Disulfiram like reaction

21. Minoxidil- Hirsutism

22. Morphine- Constipation

23. Nimesulide - Hepatotoxicity

24. Nitrogen Mustard- Bone marrow depression

25. Nitroglycerin- Palpitation

26. Penicillin. G- Jarisch Heximer Reaction

27. Phenformin- Lactic acidosis, GI disturbance, Metalic taste

28. Phenytoin- Hirsutism

29. Quinidine- Cinchonism

30. Quinine Sulphate- Black Water Fever

31. Repaglinide- Althralgia

32. Rosaglitazone- Anemia,Weight gain

33. Sitagliptin- Coldness

34. Spironolactone- Hyperkalamia

35. Cimetidine- Gynacomastia

37. Sulfonyl Ureas derivatives- Bone marrow depression

38. Terfenadine- Type-I arrhythmia

39. Tetracyclines- Discoloration of teeth

40. Thalidomide- Phocomelia