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List of drugs that cause appetite loss

aminophylline (AMOLINE, SOMOPHYLLIN, SOMOPHYLLIN-DF)
azathioprine (IMURAN)
azithromycin (ZITHROMAX, ZMAX)
bromfenac (DURACT)
bupropion [mind] (WELLBUTRIN SR, WELLBUTRIN XL, APLENZIN, FORFIVO XL)
bupropion [smoking] (ZYBAN)
buspirone (BUSPAR)
butorphanol
cholestyramine (LOCHOLEST, QUESTRAN, QUESTRAN LIGHT, PREVALITE, CHOLESTYRAMINE LIGHT)
clarithromycin (BIAXIN, BIAXIN-XL, PREVPAC)
codeine
diclofenac [oral] (VOLTAREN, CAMBIA, ZIPSOR, ZORVOLEX, CATAFLAM)
diflunisal (DOLOBID)
digoxin (LANOXIN)
erythromycin (E.E.S., ERYTHROCIN, E.E.S. 200, E.E.S. 400, ERYC, ERYPED, ERY-TAB, PCE, PEDIAMYCIN, PEDIAMYCIN 400, ERYTHROCIN STEARATE)
estradiol [cream; vaginal] (ESTRASORB, ESTRING, FEMRING, MENOSTAR, MINIVELLE, VIVELLE)
estrogen (ENJUVIA)
etodolac
fenoprofen (NALFON)
fentanyl [lozenge] (ACTIQ)
ferrous fumarate (FEOSTAT)
ferrous gluconate (FERGON)
ferrous sulfate (FEOSOL, SLOW FE)
fluconazole (DIFLUCAN)
fluoxetine (PROZAC, SARAFEM, SYMBYAX)
flurbiprofen
fluvoxamine (LUVOX)
ibuprofen (ADVIL, MOTRIN, MIDOL LIQUID GELS, MOTRIN IB, TAB-PROFEN, CHILDREN’S ELIXSURE, IBU-TAB, IBU-TAB 200, JUNIOR STRENGH MOTRIN, CALDOLOR)
indomethacin (INDOCIN, TIVORBEX)
itraconazole (SPORANOX, ONMEL, TOLSURA)
ketoprofen
levodopa (LARODOPA, DHIVY)
levodopa and carbidopa (SINEMET, SINEMET CR, PARCOPA, DUOPA, RYTARY)
levofloxacin (LEVAQUIN)
linezolid (ZYVOX)
lovastatin (ALTOPREV)
meclofenamate
meperidine (DEMEROL)
metronidazole (FLAGYL, FLAGYL ER)
morphine (MS CONTIN, KADIAN, ROXANOL, ARYMO ER, MORPHABOND ER)
moxifloxacin [eye drops] (VIGAMOX)
nabumetone
naproxen (ALEVE, ANAPROX DS, NAPRELAN, EC-NAPROSYN, NAPROSYN, TREXIMET)
nefazodone (SERZONE)
norfloxacin (CHIBROXIN, NOROXIN)
ofloxacin (FLOXIN)
oseltamivir (TAMIFLU)
oxaprozin (DAYPRO)
oxtriphylline (CHOLEDYL SA)
paroxetine (PAXIL, PEXEVA, PAXIL CR)
pentazocine (TALWIN)
pentazocine and naloxone (TALWIN-NX)
phenylbutazone (BUTAZOLIDIN)
piroxicam (FELDENE)
potassium supplements (KAOCHLOR, KAON-CL, KATO, KAY/CIEL, K-LOR, KLOTRIX, MICRO-K, SLOW-K)
risperidone (RISPERDAL, PERSERIS KIT, RISPERDAL CONSTA, UZEDY)
selegiline/deprenyl [oral] (ZELAPAR)
sertraline (ZOLOFT)
sulindac
tetracycline (ACHROMYCIN V)
theophylline (BRONKODYL, CONSTANT-T, ELIXOPHYLLIN, QUIBRON-T-SR, SLO-BID, SLO-PHYLLIN, SOMOPHYLLIN-CRT, SOMOPHYLLIN-T, SUSTAIRE, THEO-24, THEO-DUR, THEOLAIR, THEOLAIR-SR, UNIPHYL, THEOCHRON)
tolmetin
tramadol (ULTRAM, CONZIP, QDOLO)
tramadol and acetaminophen (ULTRACET)
venlafaxine (EFFEXOR XR)