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Amphotericin B - 07-04-2006, 04:05 AM

Hi!
My name is ken.Those were nice set of mnemonics.Amphotericin B is becoming an important drug in the setting of immunosuppressed states like HIV-AIDS.A mnemonic for its toxicities:

A- Anemia

M- Muscle spasms

P- Phlebitis

H- Headaches,Hypotension,Hypokalemia

T- Thrombocytopenia

E- Emesis,Encephalopathy

R- Respiratory strida

I- Increased temperature(fever)

C- Chills

I- Immediate hypersensitivity(anaphylaxis)

N- Nephrotoxicity - Important!

B- Bronchospasm.
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