Examples of adverse effects associated with specific medications

* Abortion, miscarriage or uterine hemorrhage associated with misoprostol (Cytotec), a labor-inducing drug (this is a case where the adverse effect has been used legally and illegally for performing abortions)
* Addiction to many sedatives and analgesics, such as diazepam, morphine, etc.
* Birth defects associated with Thalidomide and isotretinoin (Accutane)
* Bleeding of the intestine associated with aspirin therapy
* Cardiovascular disease associated with COX-2 inhibitors (i.e. Vioxx)
* Deafness and kidney failure associated with gentamicin (an antibiotic)
* Death, following sedation in children using propofol (Diprivan)
* Dementia associated with Coronary artery bypass surgery
* Depression or hepatic injury caused by interferon
* Diabetes caused by atypical antipsychotic medications (neuroleptic psychiatric drugs)
* Diarrhea caused by the use of orlistat (Xenical)
* Erectile dysfunction associated with many drugs, such as antidepressants
* Fever associated with vaccination (in the past, imperfectly manufactured vaccines, such as Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and poliomyelitis, have caused the very disease they intended to fight)
* Glaucoma associated with corticosteroid-based eye drops
* Hair loss and anemia may be caused by chemotherapy against cancer, leukemia, etc.
* Headache following spinal anaesthesia
* Hypertension in ephedrine users, which prompted FDA to remove the status of dietary supplement of ephedra extracts
* Insomnia caused by stimulants, methylphenidate (Ritalin), Adderall, etc.
* Lactic acidosis associated with the use of stavudine (Zerit, for anti-HIV therapy) or metformin (for diabetes)
* Liver damage from paracetamol
* Melasma and thrombosis associated with use of estrogen-containing hormonal contraception, such as the combined oral contraceptive pill
* Priapism associaded with the use of sildenafil
* Rhabdomyolysis associated with statins (anti-cholesterol drugs)
* Seizures caused by withdrawal from benzodiazepines
* Drowsiness or increase in appetite due to antihistamine use. Some antihistamines are used in sleep aids explicitly because they cause drowsiness.
* Stroke or heart attack associated with sildenafil (Viagra), when used with nitroglycerin
* Suicide, increased tendency associated to the use of fluoxetine and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants
* Tardive dyskinesia associated with long-term use of metoclopramide and many antipsychotic medications



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/30/2010 08:49AM by KurtRussell.