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This list contains information ‘on possible common side effects of the medications you may be taking during your hospital stay. If you have additional questions please ‘ask vour nurse or oharmacist. REASON FOR USE MEDICATION POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS ai Gener (Brand) lergies, Dexamethasone (Decadron Dizziness, headache, muscle Itching and Diphenhydramine (Benadyr! ®) weakness, |, Nervousness: inflammation Hydrocortisone. (Solu-CORTEF®) fn : Methyiprednisolone (Solu-MEDROL®) ‘Anemia Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp®) ‘Abdominal pain, injection site | reaction, high or low blood Pressure, swelling, cough, difficulty breathing Filgrastim (Neupogen®) Nausea/vomiting, fatigue, Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta®) dizziness, ers fever chest pain infection ‘Azithromycin (Zithromax) Rash, darthea, dazness, e Ceftriaxone (Rocephin®) nausea, vomiting, abdominal 0% S Be | Ciproftoxacin (Cipro®) pain, headache, chills, . @ g | Cindamycin (Ceocin®) flushing or ringing in the ears a Meropenem (Merrem®) (vancomycin) 8 & Bg | Levofloxacin (Levaquin®) | a Metronidazole (Flagyl®) © | Moxifloxacin (Avelox®) Piperacilirvtazobactam (Zosyn®) Vancomycin (Vancocin®) ‘Asthma ‘Albuterol (AccuNeb®, Proventil®, Ventolin®) | Nasal congestion, cough, COPD. Ipratropium (Atrovent®) abnormal taste, dry mouth, Levalbuterol (Xopenex®) headache, dizziness, heart Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra®) Palpitations, chest pain, stomach Tadalafil (Cialis®) upset ‘Anxiety ‘Alprazolam (Xanax) Drowsiness, fatigue, confusion, Nerves Diazepam (Valium®) dizziness, dry mouth Lorazepam (Ativan®) | Midazolam (Versed®) a | i Constipation Docusate sodium (Colace®) Nausealvomiting, stomach Docusate sodium/sennosides (Senna-S*) cramping, diarthea, red/brown : Polyethylene glycol 3350 (MiraLAX®) urine (Senna-S®) Diabetes insulin aspart (Novol OG) Low blood sugar, injection site ake Insulin aspart protamine and insulin aspart reaction, itching, rash, fast heart @ “ (NovoLOG Mix 70/308) rate, confusion 8B | insulin detemir (Leverir®) Insulin regular (NovoLIN®) Heart Bum Famotidine (Pepcid?) ‘Abdominal pain, diarrhea, JAcid Reflux Pantoprazole (Protonix®) headache, nausea/vomiting 231002414 REV 016) ENGLISH TM [REASON FOR USE MEDICATION POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS Generic (Brand) Chest Pain 6 Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat®) — Dizziness, headache, fatigue Heat ‘Amiodarone (Cordarone®) Headache, dizziness, | Rhythm Digoxin (Lanoxin®) drowsiness, low blood pressure Problems Dronedarone Hydrochloride (Multaq®) Lowers Blood Furosemide (Lasix®) Low blood pressure, dizziness, Pressure and 0 Hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide®) urinary frequency Fluid Retention Blood Atenolol (Tenormin®), Carvedilol (Coreg®), ‘Slow heart rate, low blood Pressure, Labetalol (Normodyne®), pressure, dizziness, fatigue, Heart Rate Metoprolol (Toprol XL®, Lopressor®) constipation, diarrhea, cold and Heart Mt Propranolol (Inderaf®), Diltiazem (Cardizem®) | &*tremities, rash Disease Blood Benazepril(Lotensin®) Tow blood pressure, cough, Pressure Enalapril (Vasotec®) headache, dizziness, weakness, Lisinopril (Prinvil, Zestril®) Lorsartan (Cozaar®) Valsartan (Diovan®) rash, swelling High Cholesterol, Prevention of Heart Disease ‘Atorvastatin (Lipitor®) Rosuvastatin (Crestor®) ‘Simvastatin (Zocor®) ‘Muscle pain, headache, abdominal pain, nausea "| Headache, fatigue, constipation, | Breakdown Blood Clots, ‘or Stops. | Clots from Forming Nausea and Aprepitant (Emend®) Vomiting Metoclopramide (Reglan®) | drowsiness, dizziness, confusion Ondansetron (Zofran®) | diarrhea Palonosetron (Aloxi®) | Prochlorperazine (Compazine®) Pain7 Fentanyl (Duragesic®) | Dizziness, drowsiness, | Neuropathic (4 Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen (Vicodin®) constipation, nausea/vomiting, | Pain Hydromorphone (Dilaudid®) | rash | Morphine | Oxycodone/acetaminophen (Percocet®) | Gabapentin (Neurontin®) Pregabalin (Lyrica®) - Blood Thinners, Enoxaparin (Lovenox®), Fondaparinux Bruising, risk of bleeding, (Arixtra®), Heparin, Warfarin (Coumadin®) Aspirin (Ascriptin®, Bufferin®, Ecotrin®) Clopidogrel (Plavix®), Prasugrel (Effient®) Dabigatron (Pradaxa®), Apixaban (Eliquis®), Rivaroxaban (Xarelto®), Edoxaban (Savaysa®) diarrhea/upset stomach, headache, fatigue © S| ‘Sleep/ Insomnia Temazepam (Restoril®) Zolpidem (Ambien®) Headache, dizziness, | drowsiness, confusion nna

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