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List of drugs that cause confusion

acebutolol
acetazolamide (DIAMOX)
acetohexamide (DYMELOR)
acyclovir (ZOVIRAX, SITAVIG, XERESE)
alprazolam (XANAX, XANAX XR)
amantadine (GOCOVRI, OSMOLEX)
amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide (MODURETIC)
amitriptyline
amitriptyline and chlordiazepoxide (LIMBITROL)
amitriptyline and perphenazine (TRIAVIL)
amoxapine
asparaginase (ELSPAR)
aspirin (EASPRIN, ECOTRIN, EMPIRIN, GENUINE BAYER ASPIRIN, DURLAZA, VAZALORE, AGGRENOX, EXCEDRIN [MIGRAINE], LANORINAL)
astemizole (HISMANAL)
atenolol (TENORMIN)
atenolol and chlorthalidone (TENORETIC)
atropine
atropine, hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, phenyl salicylate and benzoic acid (URISED)
atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine, and phenobarbital (DONNATAL)
azatadine (OPTIMINE)
baclofen (LIORESAL, OZOBAX, FLEQSUVY, GABLOFEN, LYVISPAH)
benztropine (COGENTIN)
betamethasone (DIPROLENE, BETA-VAL, DERMABET, VALNAC, LUXIQ, SERNIVO)
betaxolol - heart
bisoprolol
bisoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide (ZIAC)
bromfenac (DURACT)
bromocriptine (CYCLOSET, PARLODEL)
brompheniramine (DIMETANE, VELTANE)
buffered aspirin (ASCRIPTIN, BUFFERIN)
bumetanide (BUMEX)
bupropion [mind] (WELLBUTRIN SR, WELLBUTRIN XL, APLENZIN, FORFIVO XL)
bupropion [smoking] (ZYBAN)
buspirone (BUSPAR)
butabarbital (BUTISOL)
carteolol (CARTROL, OCUPRESS)
carvedilol (COREG, COREG CR)
chloral hydrate (NOCTEC)
chlordiazepoxide (LIBRIUM, LIBRAX)
chlordiazepoxide and clidinium (LIBRAX)
chlorothiazide (DIURIL)
chlorpheniramine (ALERMINE, CHLOR-TRIMETON)
chlorpromazine (THORAZINE)
chlorpropamide (DIABINESE, GLUCAMIDE)
chlorthalidone (HYGROTON, THALITONE)
choline and magnesium salicylates (TRILISATE)
choline salicylate (ARTHROPAN)
cimetidine (TAGAMET, TAGAMET HB)
ciprofloxacin (CIPRO, CIPRO XR)
clemastine (TAVIST-1)
clonazepam (KLONOPIN)
clonidine (CATAPRES, KAPVAY, NEXICLON XR)
clonidine and chlorthalidone (COMBIPRES, CLORPRES)
clorazepate (GEN-XENE, TRANXENE)
clozapine (CLOZARIL, VERSACLOZ)
corticotropin/adrenocorticotropic hormone [acth] (ACTHAR, CORTROPHIN-ZINC)
cortisone (CORTONE)
cyproheptadine (PERIACTIN)
cytarabine [injectable] (CYTOSAR-U, DEPOCYT)
deserpidine and methyclothiazide (ENDURONYL)
desipramine (NORPRAMIN)
dexamethasone (DECADRON, HEXADROL, MYMETHASONE, HEMADY)
diazepam (VALIUM, DIASTAT, DIAZEPAM INTENSOL, DIASTAT ACUDIAL, VALTOCO)
diclofenac [oral] (VOLTAREN, CAMBIA, ZIPSOR, ZORVOLEX, CATAFLAM)
dicyclomine (BENTYL)
diflunisal (DOLOBID)
digoxin (LANOXIN)
diphenhydramine (BENADRYL, SOMINEX FORMULA, DYTAN SUSPENSION, DYTAN-D SUSPENSION)
diphenoxylate and atropine (LOMOTIL, LONOX)
disopyramide (NORPACE)
doxepin (SINEQUAN, SILENOR)
enoxacin (PENETREX)
etodolac
famotidine (PEPCID)
fenoprofen (NALFON)
fluoxetine (PROZAC, SARAFEM, SYMBYAX)
fluphenazine (PROLIXIN)
flurazepam ()
flurbiprofen
ganciclovir (CYTOVENE)
gatifloxacin (TEQUIN)
gemifloxacin (FACTIVE)
glimepiride (AMARYL)
glipizide (GLUCOTROL, GLUCOTROL XL)
glutethimide (DORIDEN)
glyburide (DIABETA, GLYNASE)
grepafloxacin (RAXAR)
guanfacine (TENEX)
haloperidol (HALDOL)
human insulin (HUMULIN, ILETIN, INSULATARD, MIXTARD, NOVOLIN, VELOSULIN, HUMULIN 70/30, LEVEMIR)
hydralazine and hydrochlorothiazide (APRESOLINE ESIDREX)
hydrochlorothiazide (MICROZIDE, HYDRA-ZIDE)
hydrocortisone [oral] (CORTEF, HYDROCORTONE, SOLU-CORTEF, ALKINDI SPRINKLE)
hydroxyzine (ATARAX, HY-PAM, VISTARIL)
ibuprofen (ADVIL, MOTRIN, MIDOL LIQUID GELS, MOTRIN IB, TAB-PROFEN, CHILDREN’S ELIXSURE, IBU-TAB, IBU-TAB 200, JUNIOR STRENGH MOTRIN, CALDOLOR)
imipramine (TOFRANIL, TOFRANIL PM)
indapamide (LOZOL)
indomethacin (INDOCIN, TIVORBEX)
insulin
ketamine (KETALAR)
ketoprofen
ketorolac (SPRIX)
labetalol (NORMODYNE, TRANDATE)
levodopa (LARODOPA, DHIVY)
levodopa and carbidopa (SINEMET, SINEMET CR, PARCOPA, DUOPA, RYTARY)
levofloxacin (LEVAQUIN)
lithium (LITHOBID)
lomefloxacin (MAXAQUIN)
lorazepam (ATIVAN, LORAZEPAM INTENSOL, LOREEV XR)
magnesium salicylate (DOAN’S PILLS)
maprotiline
meclizine (ANTIVERT)
meclofenamate
meprobamate (EQUANIL, MILTOWN)
methyclothiazide (ENDURON)
methyldopa (ALDOMET)
methyldopa and hydrochlorothiazide (ALDORIL)
methylprednisolone (MEDROL, A-METHAPRED, DEPO-MEDROL, SOLU-MEDROL)
methyprylon (NOLUDAR)
metoclopramide (REGLAN, GIMOTI)
metolazone (DIULO, ZAROXOLYN)
metoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide (LOPRESSOR HCT, DUTOPROL)
metoprolol succinate (TOPROL XL, KAPSPARGO SPRINKLE, LOPRESSOR)
metrizamide (AMIPAQUE)
moxifloxacin [eye drops] (VIGAMOX)
nabumetone
nadolol (CORGARD)
nadolol and bendroflumethiazide (CORZIDE)
naproxen (ALEVE, ANAPROX DS, NAPRELAN, EC-NAPROSYN, NAPROSYN, TREXIMET)
nevirapine (VIRAMUNE)
nizatidine (AXID, AXID AR)
norfloxacin (CHIBROXIN, NOROXIN)
nortriptyline (AVENTYL, PAMELOR)
ofloxacin (FLOXIN)
oxaprozin (DAYPRO)
oxazepam ()
oxybutynin (DITROPAN XL, OXYTROL FOR WOMEN, GLENIQUE, OXYTROL)
penbutolol (LEVATOL)
pentazocine (TALWIN)
pentazocine and naloxone (TALWIN-NX)
pentobarbital (NEMBUTAL)
pergolide (PERMAX)
phenobarbital (LUMINAL, SOLFOTON, SEZABY)
phenylbutazone (BUTAZOLIDIN)
phenytoin (DILANTIN, PHENYTEK)
pilocarpine (ISOPTO CARPINE, PILOPINE HS)
pindolol (VISKEN)
piroxicam (FELDENE)
prazepam ()
prednisolone (PRELONE, ORAPRED, FLO-PRED, PEDIAPRED, OMNIPRED, ORAPRED ODT, PRED FORTE, PRED MILD)
prednisone (RAYOS, PREDNISONE INTENSOL)
prochlorperazine (COMPRO, PROCOMP)
promethazine (PROMETHEGAN)
propranolol (INDERAL, INDERAL LA, HEMANGEOL, INNOPRAN XL, INDERIDE)
propranolol and hydrochlorothiazide (INDERIDE LA)
quinidine (DURAQUIN, QUINAGLUTE DURA-TABS, QUINIDEX, NUEDEXTA)
ranitidine (ZANTAC)
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)
salsalate (DISALCID)
sparfloxacin (ZAGAM)
spironolactone and hydrochlorothiazide (ALDACTAZIDE)
St. John's wort [hypericum, goatweed, the lord god's wonder plant, witch's herb] (SUN BEAUTY)
sulindac
temazepam (RESTORIL)
terfenadine (SELDANE)
thioridazine (MELLARIL)
thiothixene (NAVANE)
timolol [heart] (BLOCADREN)
tolazamide
tolbutamide
tolmetin
torsemide (DEMADEX, SOAANZ)
trazodone
triamcinolone [topical] (KENALOG, TRIDERM)
triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide (DYAZIDE, MAXZIDE)
triazolam (HALCION)
trichlormethiazide (METAHYDRIN, NAQUA)
trifluoperazine (STELAZINE)
trihexyphenidyl
trimethobenzamide (TIGAN)
trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (BACTRIM, SEPTRA, SEPTRA DS, BACTRIM DS, SULFATRIM PEDIATRIC, PRIMSOL)
triprolidine (MYIDIL)
trovafloxacin (TROVAN)
zolpidem (AMBIEN, AMBIEN CR, EDLUAR)