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List of drugs that cause constipation

acebutolol
acetaminophen and codeine (TYLENOL WITH CODEINE)
acetaminophen and hydrocodone (BANCAP-HC, VICODIN, LORTAB, HYDROGESIC, PROCET, ANEXSIA)
acetaminophen and oxycodone (PERCOCET, TYLOX, ROXICET, OXYCET, XARTEMIS XR)
alosetron (LOTRONEX)
aluminum hydroxide (AMPHOJEL)
aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate (GAVISCON, GAVISCON-2)
aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide (MAALOX, MAALOX TC)
amitriptyline
amitriptyline and chlordiazepoxide (LIMBITROL)
amitriptyline and perphenazine (TRIAVIL)
amlodipine (NORVASC, CONSENSI, KATERZIA, NORLIQVA)
amlodipine and benazepril (LOTREL)
amoxapine
aspirin and oxycodone (PERCODAN)
aspirin with codeine (EMPIRIN WITH CODEINE)
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)
benztropine (COGENTIN)
betaxolol - heart
bisacodyl (DULCOLAX)
bisoprolol
bisoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide (ZIAC)
brompheniramine (DIMETANE, VELTANE)
bupropion [mind] (WELLBUTRIN SR, WELLBUTRIN XL, APLENZIN, FORFIVO XL)
buspirone (BUSPAR)
calcium carbonate (CALTRATE, OS-CAL 500, CALBURST, CALTRATE PLUS D, OS-CAL WITH D, VIACTIV, TUMS 500, OS-CAL)
carteolol (CARTROL, OCUPRESS)
carvedilol (COREG, COREG CR)
chlordiazepoxide and clidinium (LIBRAX)
chlorpheniramine (ALERMINE, CHLOR-TRIMETON)
chlorpromazine (THORAZINE)
cholestyramine (LOCHOLEST, QUESTRAN, QUESTRAN LIGHT, PREVALITE, CHOLESTYRAMINE LIGHT)
clemastine (TAVIST-1)
clonazepam (KLONOPIN)
clozapine (CLOZARIL, VERSACLOZ)
cyproheptadine (PERIACTIN)
desipramine (NORPRAMIN)
dicyclomine (BENTYL)
dihydrocodeine, aspirin and caffeine (SYNALGOS-DC)
diltiazem and enalapril (TECZEM)
diphenhydramine (BENADRYL, SOMINEX FORMULA, DYTAN SUSPENSION, DYTAN-D SUSPENSION)
diphenoxylate and atropine (LOMOTIL, LONOX)
disopyramide (NORPACE)
doxepin (SINEQUAN, SILENOR)
felodipine (PLENDIL)
felodipine and enalapril (LEXXEL)
fentanyl [lozenge] (ACTIQ)
fluphenazine (PROLIXIN)
glutethimide (DORIDEN)
haloperidol (HALDOL)
hydromorphone (DILAUDID, DILUDID-5, EXALGO)
hydroxyzine (ATARAX, HY-PAM, VISTARIL)
imipramine (TOFRANIL, TOFRANIL PM)
isradipine
labetalol (NORMODYNE, TRANDATE)
levobunolol (BETAGAN)
linezolid (ZYVOX)
lovastatin (ALTOPREV)
magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide and simethicone (MYLANTA, MYLANTA-II)
maprotiline
meclizine (ANTIVERT)
meperidine (DEMEROL)
metoclopramide (REGLAN, GIMOTI)
metoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide (LOPRESSOR HCT, DUTOPROL)
metoprolol succinate (TOPROL XL, KAPSPARGO SPRINKLE, LOPRESSOR)
mexiletine (MEXITIL)
mibefradil (POSICOR)
morphine (MS CONTIN, KADIAN, ROXANOL, ARYMO ER, MORPHABOND ER)
nadolol (CORGARD)
nadolol and bendroflumethiazide (CORZIDE)
nicardipine (CARDENE, CARDENE SR)
nifedipine (ADALAT CC, PROCARDIA XL, AFEDITAB CR)
nisoldipine (SULAR)
nortriptyline (AVENTYL, PAMELOR)
olanzapine (ZYPREXA, ZYPREXA ZYDIS, ZYPREXA RELPREVV, SYMBYAX)
oxybutynin (DITROPAN XL, OXYTROL FOR WOMEN, GLENIQUE, OXYTROL)
penbutolol (LEVATOL)
pentazocine (TALWIN)
pentazocine and naloxone (TALWIN-NX)
pindolol (VISKEN)
prochlorperazine (COMPRO, PROCOMP)
promethazine (PROMETHEGAN)
propoxyphene (DARVON, DARVON-N)
propoxyphene and acetaminophen (DARVOCET-N, WYGESIC, PROPOXACET-N)
propoxyphene, aspirin and caffeine (DARVON COMPOUND, DARVON COMPOUND-65)
propranolol (INDERAL, INDERAL LA, HEMANGEOL, INNOPRAN XL, INDERIDE)
propranolol and hydrochlorothiazide (INDERIDE LA)
risperidone (RISPERDAL, PERSERIS KIT, RISPERDAL CONSTA)
terfenadine (SELDANE)
thioridazine (MELLARIL)
thiothixene (NAVANE)
timolol [heart] (BLOCADREN)
tramadol (ULTRAM, CONZIP, QDOLO)
tramadol and acetaminophen (ULTRACET)
trazodone
trifluoperazine (STELAZINE)
trihexyphenidyl
trimethobenzamide (TIGAN)
triprolidine (MYIDIL)
verapamil (CALAN SR, COVERA-HS, VERELAN, CALAN, VERELAN-PM)
verapamil and trandolapril (TARKA)