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Drug Adverse Effects Calculator


Drugs have the potential to both heal and harm. Certain drugs are notorious for being linked with specific types of reactions. Among these severe side-effects or 'adverse effects' can range from unsettling to extreme, with the possibility of it being life-threatening, if not identified early and managed..
This innovative calculator pinpoints these adverse reactions that are uniquely tied to specific drugs. However, it is crucial to remain vigilant as this application is not exhaustive and covers only the most common of these reactions. Do consult the doctor if in doubt or for further clarification.

Drug Side Effects - Adverse Reaction Calculator
Acute Intermittent Porphyria Agranulocytosis
Angioedema Ankle edema
Aplastic Anemia Atropine-like Side Effects - Dry mouth, blurring of vision, constipation and urinary retention
Bleeding Cardiotoxicity
Cardiovascular risk Cervical and vaginal adenocarcinoma in female offspring when administered during pregnancy
Cheese reaction Cholestatic jaundice
Cinchonism Cycloplegia in eye
Diabetes Insipidus Disulfiram-like effect
Drug Dependence Dry Cough
Dry gangrene Enzyme inducers that reduce the effect of other drugs
Enzyme inhibitors that increase the effect of other drugs Esophagitis
Extrapyramidal Side Effects Fanconi's Syndrome
Fatal Hepatotoxicity Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome
First dose effect Flu like syndrome
Frontal headache Gingival Hyperplasia
Gray Baby Syndrome Gynecomastia
Hemolytic Anemia in G6PD-deficiency Hemorrhagic cystitis
Hepatitis Hirsutism
Hot Flashes or Flushing Hyperglycemia
Hyperkalemia Hyperurecemia
Hypoprothrombinemia and bleeding Inflammatory fibrosis eg. retroperitoneal fibrosis, pleuropulmonary fibrosis
Interstitial Nephritis Iodism
Jarish- Herxheimer reaction (in syphilis) Lactic acidosis
Lepra reaction Livedo reticularis
Malignant Hyperthermia Megaloblastic anemia
Metallic taste Monday Disease
Muscle tremors Nephrotoxicity
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome Neuromuscular junction blockade
Neuropathy Optic neuritis
Orange Body Fluids Osteoporosis
Ototoxicity Peptic ulcer
Photosensitivity reactions Pinpoint pupils
Positive Coombs' Test Precipitation of narrow angle glaucoma
Priapism Pseudomembranous colitis
Pseudotumor cerebri Pulmonary Fibrosis
Red Man Syndrome Respiratory depression
Reye’s syndrome Rhabdomyolysis
Rhinitis medicamentosa Sedation
Serotonin syndrome Skin discoloration
SLE-like Syndrome Spasm of accommodation in the eye
Staining of teeth Stevens Johnsons syndrome
Subacute optic myelo - neuropathy (SMON) Tardive Dyskinesia
Teratogenicity Tinnitus
Torsades de pointes (Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia) Vestibular toxicity
Vision impairment especially blue green color discrimination
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