Classify Rx on Instagram: "🔵Amiodarone: Blue man syndrome 🔴Vancomycin: Vancomycin infusion reaction 👽Chloramphenicol: Gray baby syndrome Do you want to add any 🤔 #usmlestep1"

Classify Rx on Instagram: "Antibiotics and colors 🔽 Vancomycin - Infusion Reactions (Red Man Syndrome is old term) 📍 Mechanism: Rapid infusion causes direct non-IgE histamine release from mast cells (not a true allergy) 📍 Presentation: Flushing, pruritus, erythema of face/neck/upper torso during or shortly after infusion—prevent by slowing infusion rate (≥60 min) ± antihistamine premedication Rifabutin - Pseudojaundice (Skin Discoloration) 📍 Mechanism: Rifabutin and its metabolites are highl