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Drugs with Dry Mouth Side Effects Table

Drug Group

Common Generic, Brand or Trade Names

Atropine and Scopolamine

Altafrinm, Atropine Care, Cyclogyl, Cyclomydril, Eye Cool, Homatropaire, Isopto Atropine, Isopto Homatropine, Isopto Hyoscine, Mydfrin, Mydral, Mydriacyl, Neofrin, Neo-Synephrine, Paremyd

Antidepressants

Amitriptyline, Amoxapine, Desipramine (Norpramin), Doxepin Imipramine (Tofranil), Nortriptyline (Pamelor), Protriptyline (Vivactil), Trimipramine (Surmontil), Citalopram (Celexa), Escitalopram (Lexapro), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva), Sertraline (Zoloft), Eskalith, Lithobid

Antihypertensives

Terazosin (Hytrin), Prazosin (Minipress), Clonidine (Catapres, Kapvay, Nexiclon XR), Atenolol (Tenormin), and Propranolol (Inderal, InnPran, Propranolol HCI Intensol)

Phenothiazines

Compazine, Compro, Mellaril, Permitil, Phenadoz, Prolixin, Serentil, Sparine, Thorazine, Torecan, Trilafon, Phenergan, Prochloperazine, Promethazine

Antihistamines

Astelin, Atarax, Vistaril (hydroxyzine), Clarinex (desloratadine), Cyproheptadine, Palgic (carbinoxamine), Xyzal (levocetirizine), Allegra (fexofenadine), Benadryl (diphenhydramine), Dimetane (brompheniramine), Claritin, Alavert (loratadine)

Tavist (clemastine), Chlor-Trimeton (chlorpheniramine), Zyrtec (certirizine)

Anti-reflux Drugs (Proton Pump Inhibitors)

Eesomeprazole, naproxen, lansoprazole, omeprazole, rabeprazole, Nexium, Vimovo, Prevacid, Prilosec, Zegerid, Aciphex

Opioids

Codeine, fentanyl, Actiq, Duragesic, Fentora, hydrocodone, Lorcet, Lortab, Norco, Vicodin, hydromorphone, Dilaudid, Exalgo, meperidine, Demerol, methadone, Dolophine, Methadose, morphine, Avinza, Kadian, MS Contin, Ora-Morph SR, oxycodone, OxyContin, Oxyfast, Percocet, Roxicodone.

Cannabinoids

Dronabinol, Marinol, Nabilone, Cesamet, Sativex, Dexanabinol, CT-3 (ajulemic acid), Cannabinor, HU 308, HU 331, Rimonabant, Acomplia, Taranbant, MK-0364, marijuana

Cytotoxic Drugs

Methotrexate, Rhumatrex, Trexall, cyclophosphamide, Cytoxan, azathioprine, Imuran.

Retinoids

Retinol, retinal, tretinoin, Retin-A, retinoic acid, isotretinoin, alitretinoin, etretinate, acitretin, trazarotene, bexarotene, Adapalene, isotretinoin, Soritane

Bupropions

Wellbutrin, Aplenzin, Budeprion SR, Buproban, Forfivo XL, Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL, Zyban, Zyban Advantage Pack, Budeprion XL

Protease Inhibitors

Atazanavir, Reyataz, darunavir, Prezista, fosamprenavir, Lexiva, indinavir, Crixivan, nelfinavir, Viracept, ritonavir, Norvir, saquinavir, Invirase, tipranavir, Aptivus

Combination medicines

Didanosine

Videx and Videx EC, didanosine

Diuretics

Esidrix, Zaroxolyn, Lasix, Bumex, Aldactone, Dyrenium

Ephedrine

Dietary supplements such as Xenadrine, Diablos ECA Fire Stack, Xtreme Thermoburn Ephedra, Kaizen Ephedrine HCL, Ultimate Burn, Green Stinger, Yellow Bullet

Benzodiazepines

Alprazolam, Xanax, clonazepam, Klonopin, diazepam, Valium, lorazepam, Ativan, clorazepate, Tranxene

Interleukin-2

Aldesleukin, proleukin, IL-2

Updated on 16 Jan 2025