Side Effects of Drugs
...Not Yet Covered Elsewhere Pt.2

This page is dedicated to the side effects of drugs not yet covered under the conditions listed on the other pages. Here you'll find an alphabetical listing of the drugs by disease/condition. It remains the main goal of the site to provide you with information about the side effects of drugs and after receiving numerous emails about folks not finding the side effects of the particular drug they were looking for, I decided to switch things up...

Change can be a good thing, and this case it is...

The most important thing is providing you with the good concrete high-value information you've come to expect on this site. Initially, I was trying to give a little disease overview first and then launch into the drugs used to treat it and then finally into the side effects of the drugs. Now if you've landed on this site, my guess is that you are either looking for the information about the side effects of drugs or about clinical trials.

My guess is that if you are or someone you know is already taking a particular medication, then you probably know what what it's for and why it is being taken. So now, you have the option of just jumping right into the information you really want... the medication side effects.

Certainly, you'll still be able to get some background disease information, I will keep adding that to this site as well, so fear not :)

Now without much more ado, feel free to scroll down the page below... find the disease or condition that the drug treats, then find the medication whose side effects you want to know about and get right to it! Don't like scrolling and searching...? Well "there's an app for that too!" ...okay well, not really an actual "app" but you can do a site search right here.

Vitamins

• Vitamin A - Retinol, Retinoids
• Vitamin B1 - Thiamine
• Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin
• Vitamin B3 - Niacin
• Vitamin B5 - Pantothenic acid
• Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine
• Vitamin B7 - Biotin
• Vitmain B9 - Folic acid
• Vitamin B12 - Cyanocobalamin
• Vitamin C - Ascorbic acid
• Vitamin D - Ergocalciferol, Cholecalciferol
• Vitamin E - Tocopherols
• Vitamin K

Antibiotics

• Amikin (Amikacin)
• Garamycin, Gentak (Gentamicin)
• Humatin (Paromomycin)
• Kantrex (Kanamycin)
• Nebcin, Tobi (Tobramycin)
• Neomycin
• Netilmicin
• Streptomycin

Carbacephems:

• Lorabid (Loracarbef)

Carbapenems:

• Doribax (Doripenem)
• Invanz (Ertapenem)
• Merrem (Meropenem)
• Primaxin (Imipene-Cilastatin)

1st Generation Cephalosporins:

• Ancef (Cefazolin)
• Duricef (Cefadroxil)
• Keflex, Keftab (Cephaliexin)

2nd Generation Cephalosporins:

• Ceclor (Cefaclor)
• Ceftin, Zinacef (Cefuroxime)
• Cefzil (Cefprozil)
• Mefoxin (Cefoxitin)

3rd Generation Cephalosporins:

• Cedax (Ceftibuten)
• Cefizox (Ceftizoxime)
• Cefobid (Cefoperazone)
• Claforan (Cefotaxime)
• Fortaz, Tazicef (Ceftazidime)
• Omnicef (Cefdinir)
• Rocephin (Ceftriaxone)
• Spectracef (Cefditoren)
• Suprax (Cefixime)
• Vantin (Cefpodoxime)

4th Generation Cephalosporins:

• Maxipime (Cefepime)

Glycopeptides:

• Vancocin (Vancomycin)

Macrolides:

• Biaxin (Clarithromycin)
• Dynabac (Dirithromycin)
• E.E.S, Ery-Tab, ERYC, Eryped, Erythrocin, PCE (Erythromycin)
• Ketek (Telithromycin)
• Zithromax (Azithromycin)

Monobactams:

• Azactam (Aztreonam)

Penicillins:

• Amoxil (Amoxicillin)
• Bicillin LA, Pen-G Max, Pen Vee K, Permapen, Pfizerpen, Pro-Pen G, R-Pen (Penicillin)
• Dynapen (Dicloxacillin)
• Geocillin (Carbenicillin)
• Nallpen, Unipen (Nafcillin)
• Oxacillin
• Pipracil (Piperacillin)
• Principen (Ampicillin)
• Staphcillin (Methicillin)
• Timentin (Ticarcillin and Clavulanate potassium)
• Unasyn (Ampicillin and Sulbactam)
• Zosyn (Piperacillin and Tazobactam)

Polypeptides:

• Bacitracin (including injectable and topical)
• Polymyxin B

Quinolones:

• Avelox (Moxifloxacin)
• Cipro (Ciporfloxacin)
• Floxin Otic, Ocuflox (Ofloxacin)
• Levaquin (Levofloxacin)
• Noroxin (Norfloxacin)
• Zymar (Gatifloxacin)

Sulfonamides:

• AVC (Sulfanilamide)
• Bactrim, Septra (Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole)
• Bleph-10, Isopto Cetamide, Klaron, Sulf-10 (Sulfacetamide)
• Sulfadiazine
• Sulfamylon (Mafenide)
• Sulfisoxazole
• Trimethoprim

Tetracyclines:

• Achromycin V, Sumycin (Teteracycline)
• Arestin, Dynacin, Minocin, Solodyn (Minocycline)
• Demeclocycline
• Doryx, Monodox, Oracea, Periostat, Vibramycin (Doxycycline)
• Terramycin (Oxytetracycline)

Other Anitbiotics:

• Bactroban (Mupirocin)
• Chlormaphenicol Sodium, Chloromycetin, Econochlor (Chloramphenicol)
• Cleocin, Cleocin HCl, Clinda-Derm, Clindamax, Clindesse, Evoclin (Clindamycin)
• Dapsone
• Ethambutol
• Flagyl, Metrogel, Vitazol (Metronidazole)
• I.N.H. (Isoniazid)
• Lamprene (Clofazimine)
• Lincocin, Lincomix (Lincomycin)
• Macrobid, Macrodantin (Nitrofurantoin)
• Monurol (Fosfomycin)
• Pyrazinamide
• Rifampin
• Synercid (Dalfopristin-Quinupristin)
• Tindamax (Tinidazole)
• Zyvox (Linezolid)

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) a.k.a. Enlarged Prostate

• Cardura, Cardura XL (Doxazosin)
• Flomax (Tamsulosin)
• Hytrin (Terazosin)
• Minipress (Prazosin)
• Rapaflo (Silodosin)
• Uroxatral (Alfuzosin)

5-Aplha-Reductase Inhibitors:

• Avodart (Dutasteride)
• Proscar (Finasteride)

Thyroid Medications

The side effects of drugs used to treat variuos thyroid conditions will be listed based on their uses. Some thyroid medications are used to correct low thyroid levels, a.k.a. hypothyroidism while others are used to correct or control high thyroid levels a.k.a. hyperthyroidism.

Hyperthyroidism:

• PTU (Propylthiouracil)
• Tapazole (Methimazole)

Hypothyroidism:

• Levoxyl, Novothyrox, Soloxine, Synthroid, Tirosint (Levothyroxine)
• Thyrolar (Liothyronine and Levothyroxine)

Cancer Medications a.k.a. Chemotherapy

• Abraxane, Taxol (Paclitaxel)
• Adriamycin, Doxil (Doxorubicin)
• Adrucil, 5-FU (Fluorouracil)
• Amethopterin, Folex, Mexate, Trexall (Methotrexate)
• Arimidex (Anastrozole)
• Aromasin (Exemastane)
• Cerubidine, DaunoXome (Daunorubicin)
• Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide)
• Ellence (Epirubicin)
• Femara (Letrozole)
• Gemzar (Gemcitabine)
• Ixempra (Ixabepilone)
• Mitomycin (Mutamycin)
• Nolvadex (Tamoxifen)
• Novantrone (Mitoxantrone)
• Oncovin, Vincasar PES, Vincrex (Vincristine)
• Paraplatin (Carboplatin)
• Taxotere (Docetaxel)
• Thioplex (Thiotepa)
• Xeloda (Capecitabine)

Prostate Cancer:

• Casodex (Bicalutamide)
• Eulexin (Flutamide)
• Firmagon (Degarelix)
• Lupron, Eligard (Leuprolide)
• Nilandron (Nilutamide)
• Taxotere (Docetaxel)
• Trelstar (Triptorelin)
• Vantas (Histrelin)
• Zoladex (Goserelin)

Osteoporosis

• Actonel, Actonel with Calcium (Risedronate)
• Boniva (Ibandronate)
• Evista (Raloxifene)
• Fortical, Miacalcin (Calcitonin)
• Fosamax, Fosamax Plus D (Alendronate)
• Foteo (Teriparatide)
• Reclast (Zoledronic acid)

Smoking Cessation Medications

If you're trying to quit smoking, the last thing you want is to make the experience any more uncomfortable due to the side effects of drugs used for smoking cessation. Well, that may be unavoidable. Read more here about what you can possibly expect.

Nicotine Replacement Products:

• Commit - lozenge
• Habitrol, Nicoderm - skin patches
• Nicorette - chewing gum
• Nicotrol - inhaler and spray

Non-Nicotine Products:

• Chantix (Varenicline)
• Zyban (Bupropion)

Anti-Fungal Medications

The side effects of drugs used to treat fungal infections varies according to the particular route of administration of the drug. The topical antifungals rarely result in systemic side effects but side effects of drugs taken orally for fungal infections can be quite bothersome.

Topical Antifungals:

• Exelderm (Sulconazole)
• Halotex (Haloprogin)
• Lamisil (Terbinafine)
• Loprox, Penlac (Ciclopirox)
• Lotrimin (Clotrimazole)
• Mentax (Butenafine)
• Micatin (Miconazole)
• Naftin (Naftifine)
• Nystop (Nystatin)
• Nizoral (Ketonconazole)
• Oxistat (Oxiconazole)
• Spectazole (Econazole)
• Tinactin (Tolnaftate)

Systemic Antifungals:

• Abelcet, Ambisome, Amphocin, Amphotec (Amphoterisin B)
• Ancobon (Flucytosine)
• Cancidas (Caspofungin)
• Diflucan (Fluconazole)
• Eraxis (Anidulafungin)
• Mycamine (Micafungin)
• Mycostatin, Nilstat (Nystatin)
• Nizoral (Ketoconazole)
• Noxafil (Posaconazole)
• Sporanox (Itraconazole)
• VFEND (Voriconazole)

Infertility Medications