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List of drugs that cause delirium

acetohexamide (DYMELOR)
acyclovir (ZOVIRAX, SITAVIG, XERESE)
alprazolam (XANAX, XANAX XR)
amantadine (GOCOVRI, OSMOLEX)
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)
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)
bromfenac (DURACT)
bromocriptine (CYCLOSET, PARLODEL)
brompheniramine (DIMETANE, VELTANE)
buffered aspirin (ASCRIPTIN, BUFFERIN)
bupropion [mind] (WELLBUTRIN SR, WELLBUTRIN XL, APLENZIN, FORFIVO XL)
bupropion [smoking] (ZYBAN)
buspirone (BUSPAR)
butabarbital (BUTISOL)
chloral hydrate (NOCTEC)
chlordiazepoxide (LIBRIUM, LIBRAX)
chlordiazepoxide and clidinium (LIBRAX)
chlorpheniramine (ALERMINE, CHLOR-TRIMETON)
chlorpromazine (THORAZINE)
chlorpropamide (DIABINESE, GLUCAMIDE)
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)
clorazepate (GEN-XENE, TRANXENE)
clozapine (CLOZARIL, VERSACLOZ)
corticotropin/adrenocorticotropic hormone [acth] (ACTHAR, CORTROPHIN-ZINC)
cortisone (CORTONE)
cyproheptadine (PERIACTIN)
cytarabine [injectable] (CYTOSAR-U, DEPOCYT)
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)
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)
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)
indomethacin (INDOCIN, TIVORBEX)
ketoprofen
ketorolac (SPRIX)
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)
methylprednisolone (MEDROL, A-METHAPRED, DEPO-MEDROL, SOLU-MEDROL)
methyprylon (NOLUDAR)
metoclopramide (REGLAN, GIMOTI)
metrizamide (AMIPAQUE)
nabumetone
naproxen (ALEVE, ANAPROX DS, NAPRELAN, EC-NAPROSYN, NAPROSYN, TREXIMET)
nizatidine (AXID, AXID AR)
norfloxacin (CHIBROXIN, NOROXIN)
nortriptyline (AVENTYL, PAMELOR)
ofloxacin (FLOXIN)
oxaprozin (DAYPRO)
oxazepam ()
oxybutynin (DITROPAN XL, OXYTROL FOR WOMEN, GLENIQUE, OXYTROL)
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)
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)
quinidine (DURAQUIN, QUINAGLUTE DURA-TABS, QUINIDEX, NUEDEXTA)
ranitidine (ZANTAC)
salsalate (DISALCID)
sparfloxacin (ZAGAM)
sulindac
temazepam (RESTORIL)
terfenadine (SELDANE)
thioridazine (MELLARIL)
thiothixene (NAVANE)
tolazamide
tolbutamide
tolmetin
trazodone
triamcinolone [topical] (KENALOG, TRIDERM)
triazolam (HALCION)
trifluoperazine (STELAZINE)
trihexyphenidyl
trimethobenzamide (TIGAN)
triprolidine (MYIDIL)