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List of drugs that cause diarrhea

acarbose (PRECOSE)
aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide (MAALOX, MAALOX TC)
ampicillin (OMNIPEN-N)
azathioprine (IMURAN)
azithromycin (ZITHROMAX, ZMAX)
bisacodyl (DULCOLAX)
bupropion [mind] (WELLBUTRIN SR, WELLBUTRIN XL, APLENZIN, FORFIVO XL)
bupropion [smoking] (ZYBAN)
buspirone (BUSPAR)
cefixime (SUPRAX)
cefprozil (CEFZIL)
cefuroxime axetil (CEFTIN)
cilostazol (PLETAL)
ciprofloxacin (CIPRO, CIPRO XR)
clarithromycin (BIAXIN, BIAXIN-XL, PREVPAC)
clindamycin (CLEOCIN)
deserpidine and methyclothiazide (ENDURONYL)
digoxin (LANOXIN)
dipyridamole (PERSANTINE)
docusate and casanthranol (DIALOSE PLUS, PERI-COLACE)
enoxacin (PENETREX)
erythromycin estolate
esomeprazole (NEXIUM, NEXIUM 24HR)
fluoxetine (PROZAC, SARAFEM, SYMBYAX)
fluvoxamine (LUVOX)
grepafloxacin (RAXAR)
guanethidine (ISMELIN)
itraconazole (SPORANOX, ONMEL, TOLSURA)
levofloxacin (LEVAQUIN)
lincomycin (LINCOCIN)
linezolid (ZYVOX)
lomefloxacin (MAXAQUIN)
loracarbef (LORABID)
magnesium hydroxide (PHILLIPS’ MILK OF MAGNESIA, FAMILY DOLLAR MILK OF MAGNESIA)
magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide and simethicone (MYLANTA, MYLANTA-II)
mebendazole (VERMOX)
metformin (GLUCOPHAGE, FORTAMET, GLUMETZA, RIOMET, GLUCOPHAGE XR)
methyldopa (ALDOMET)
mexiletine (MEXITIL)
misoprostol (CYTOTEC)
moxifloxacin [eye drops] (VIGAMOX)
nicotine (HABITROL, NICODERM, NICORETTE, NICOTROL, PROSTEP, COMMIT, THRIVE, NICODERM CQ)
norfloxacin (CHIBROXIN, NOROXIN)
ofloxacin (FLOXIN)
omeprazole (PRILOSEC, PRILOSEC OTC, YOSPRALA)
paroxetine (PAXIL, PEXEVA, PAXIL CR)
quinidine (DURAQUIN, QUINAGLUTE DURA-TABS, QUINIDEX, NUEDEXTA)
rabeprazole (ACIPHEX)
reserpine (SERPASIL)
reserpine and chlorothiazide (CHLOROSERPINE, DIUPRES)
reserpine and chlorthalidone (DEMI-REGROTON, REGROTON)
reserpine and hydralazine and hydrochlorothiazide (SER-AP-ES)
reserpine and hydrochlorothiazide (HYDROPRES, HYDROSERPINE)
reserpine and hydroflumethiazide (SALUTENSIN)
sertraline (ZOLOFT)
sparfloxacin (ZAGAM)
tetracycline (ACHROMYCIN V)