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Most common side effect of chloramphenicol​

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Some of the most common side effects include:
-aplastic anemia
-bone marrow suppression
-diarrhea
-headache
-nausea
-enterocolitis
-gray syndrome
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-Common side effects of chloramphenicol include:

-not enough red blood cells produced (aplastic anemia)

-bone marrow suppression.

-diarrhea.

-inflammation of the small intestine and the colon (enterocolitis)

-accumulation of chloramphenicol especially in newborns (gray syndrome)

-headache.

-nausea.

-nightmares.

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