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List of drugs that cause dementia

acebutolol
alprazolam (XANAX, XANAX XR)
amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide (MODURETIC)
amitriptyline and perphenazine (TRIAVIL)
atenolol (TENORMIN)
atenolol and chlorthalidone (TENORETIC)
betaxolol - heart
bisoprolol
bisoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide (ZIAC)
bumetanide (BUMEX)
buspirone (BUSPAR)
butabarbital (BUTISOL)
carteolol (CARTROL, OCUPRESS)
carvedilol (COREG, COREG CR)
chloral hydrate (NOCTEC)
chlordiazepoxide (LIBRIUM, LIBRAX)
chlorothiazide (DIURIL)
chlorpromazine (THORAZINE)
chlorthalidone (HYGROTON, THALITONE)
cimetidine (TAGAMET, TAGAMET HB)
clonazepam (KLONOPIN)
clonidine and chlorthalidone (COMBIPRES, CLORPRES)
clorazepate (GEN-XENE, TRANXENE)
deserpidine and methyclothiazide (ENDURONYL)
diazepam (VALIUM, DIASTAT, DIAZEPAM INTENSOL, DIASTAT ACUDIAL, VALTOCO)
famotidine (PEPCID)
fluoxetine (PROZAC, SARAFEM, SYMBYAX)
fluphenazine (PROLIXIN)
flurazepam ()
glutethimide (DORIDEN)
haloperidol (HALDOL)
hydralazine and hydrochlorothiazide (APRESOLINE ESIDREX)
hydrochlorothiazide (MICROZIDE, HYDRA-ZIDE)
hydroxyzine (ATARAX, HY-PAM, VISTARIL)
indapamide (LOZOL)
labetalol (NORMODYNE, TRANDATE)
lorazepam (ATIVAN, LORAZEPAM INTENSOL, LOREEV XR)
meprobamate (EQUANIL, MILTOWN)
methyclothiazide (ENDURON)
methyldopa (ALDOMET)
methyldopa and hydrochlorothiazide (ALDORIL)
methyprylon (NOLUDAR)
metolazone (DIULO, ZAROXOLYN)
metoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide (LOPRESSOR HCT, DUTOPROL)
metoprolol succinate (TOPROL XL, KAPSPARGO SPRINKLE, LOPRESSOR)
nadolol (CORGARD)
nadolol and bendroflumethiazide (CORZIDE)
nizatidine (AXID, AXID AR)
oxazepam ()
penbutolol (LEVATOL)
pentobarbital (NEMBUTAL)
phenobarbital (LUMINAL, SOLFOTON, SEZABY)
pindolol (VISKEN)
prazepam ()
prochlorperazine (COMPRO, PROCOMP)
propranolol (INDERAL, INDERAL LA, HEMANGEOL, INNOPRAN XL, INDERIDE)
propranolol and hydrochlorothiazide (INDERIDE LA)
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)
spironolactone and hydrochlorothiazide (ALDACTAZIDE)
temazepam (RESTORIL)
thioridazine (MELLARIL)
thiothixene (NAVANE)
timolol [heart] (BLOCADREN)
torsemide (DEMADEX, SOAANZ)
triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide (DYAZIDE, MAXZIDE)
triazolam (HALCION)
trichlormethiazide (METAHYDRIN, NAQUA)
trifluoperazine (STELAZINE)