Chapter 7 Unintended Weight Loss TABLE 7.2 Agents Associated with Involuntary Weight Loss Drug

ACE inhibitors Acetazolamide Alcohol

Allopurinol Amantadine

Amphetamines Antibiotics

Anticholinergics Anticonvulsants Antihistamines Antineoplastics Benzodiazepines Bisphosphonates

Calcium channel blockers Chloral hydrate Clonidine Cocaine

Corticosteroids Decongestants Digoxin

Dopamine agonists Gold

Hydralazine Hydrochlorothiazide

Hormone replacement therapy Iron

Levodopa Lithium

Loop diuretics Metformin

Metronidazole

Nasal vasoconstrictors Neuroleptics

Nicotine & tobacco

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x x x x x

x x x

x x

x x

x

x x x

x x x

x

x x x

x x x x x

x x

x x x

x x

x

Anorexia Dry Mouth Dysguesia, Dysosmia

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x

x x x x x x

x x

x x x x Dysphagia

Nausea and Vomiting

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