Medications causing diarrhea

Common drugs causing diarrhea as adverse drug reaction

• Antibiotics: Ampicillin, Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin/clavulanate, Cefixime, Other cephalosporins, Clindamycin, Fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, norfloxacin), Macrolides (azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin), Tetracycline
• Laxatives Magnesium-containing antacid laxative preparations
• NSAIDS
• PPIs/H2RA
• Other GI drugs Misoprostol , Olsalazine
• Cardiovascular drugs Antihypertensive agents with sympatholytic activity (e.g., guanethidine, methyldopa, reserpine) , Digoxin
• Colchicine
• Cancer chemotherapy drugs (cytotoxic agents) A variety of cytotoxic agents can cause diarrhea
• SSRIs