Prescription Medicines that May Cause Tinnitus

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Can Your Current Prescription Drugs Cause Tinnitus?

If you or a loved one has tinnitus, you might be aware that there are a lot of drugs that cause tinnitus. Your prescription drugs can be the cause of ringing in occurring your ears. You should not accept the fact that you have tinnitus because of the medications you are taking. Recall first of all if you experienced the tinnitus even before you began taking the medicine. Your current medications could be making your tinnitus worse, even though it may have been caused by something else.

The following drugs are the ones that cause Tinnitus and you may like to see this. A listing of the drugs that are thought to cause tinnitus as a side effect can be located in the Physicians Daily Reference.

- Abelcet Injection (Liposome)
- Accutane
- Aceon Tablets (2 mg, 4 mg, 8 mg)
- Aciphex Tablets
- Acromycin V
- Actifed with Codiene Cough Syrup
- Actiq (Anesta)
- Actonel Tablets
- Adalat CC
- Aggrenox Capsules
- Agrylin Capsules
- Alferon N Injection (Interferon)
- Alka-Seltzer Original Tablets
- Alferon N
- Alumadrine Tablets
- Altace
- Alumadrine Tablets
- Ambien
- Amerge Tablets
- Amicar
- Anatranil
- Aralen
- Arithritis Strength BC Powder
- Aricept Tablets
- Arthrotec Tablets
- Asacol
- Asendin
- Aspirin
- Atacand HCT Tablets
- Atretol
- Atrofen
- Atrovent Nasal Spray
- Atrohist Plus
- Avelox Tablets
- Azactam Tablets
- Azactam for Injection
- Azulfidine EN-tabs Tablet
- BC Powder
- Bactrim
- Arthritis Strength BC Powder
- Benadryl Parenteral
- Betaxon Ophthalmic Suspension
- Biaxin
- Calan Tablets
- Calan SR Caplets
- Cama
- Cardura
- Celexa
- CellCept
- Cinobac
- Claritin-D
- Clinoril
- Clomid Tablets
- Cognex Capsules
- Colazal Capsules
- Copaxone for Injection
- Coreg Tablets
- Corgard
- Corzide
- Cosopt Sterile Ophthalmic Solution
- Cuprimine
- Daypro
- Dasprin
- Deconamine
- Demadex
- Depakene
- Depen Titratable Tablets
- Desferal Vials
- Desyrel & Desyrel Dividose
- Diamox
- Diovan HCT Tablets
- Dilacor XR
- Dipentum
- Diprivan
- Disalcid
- Dynabac
- Dyphenhydramine [Nytol, Benydrl, etc]
- Dyclone
- Easprin
- Ecotrin
- Edecrin
- Effexor
- ELA-Max Cream
- Elavil
- Eldepryl
- Emcyt
- Emla cream
- Empirin with Codiene
- Erythromycin
- Engerix-B
- Equagesic
- Esgic-plus
- Eskalith
- Ethmozine
- EtrafonEvoxac Capsules
- Excedrin Exelon Capsules
- Exelon Oral Solution
- Floxin
- Ganite
- Halcion Tablets
- Ibuprofen
- Ilosone
- Imitrex Nasal Spray
- Intron A
- Infergen
- Invirase Capsules
- Isoptin SR Tablets
- Kerlone Tablets
- Lariam
- Lamictal
- Lasix
- Legatrin
- Levaquin
- Levaquin
- Lexxel
- Lipitor
- Lioresal
- Lithane
- Lithium Carbonate
- Lithobid Slow-Release Tablets
- Lithonate
- Lodine Capsules
- Lodine Tablets
- Lodine XL Extended-Release Tablets
- Lopressor Ampuis
- Lopressor DCT
- Lopressor
- Lotensin HCT Tablets
- Lotrel Capsules
- Loreico
- Lupron Depot
- Luvox Tablets
- Ludiomil
- Magnevist
- Marinol (Dronabinol)
- Marcaine Hydrochloride
- Methergine
- Minipress Capsules
- Motrin
- Mono-Cesac
- Naropin Injection
- Nebcin Vials, Hyporets & ADD-Vantage
- Neoral Soft Gelatin Capsules
- Neoral Oral Solution
- Neptazane Tablets
- Nescaine Injection
- Nesacaine-MPF Injection
- Neurontin Capsules
- Neurontin Oral Solution
- Nipent for
- Ornade Spansule Capsules
- Orthoclone OOKT3 Sterile Solution
- PBZ
- Penetrex Tablets
- Pepcid
- Pepto-Bismol
- Prevpak
- Prinivil Tablets
- Prinzide Tablets
- Procardia Capsules
- Procardia Tablets
- Prograf
- ProSom
- Protonix Tablets
- Proventil HFA Inhalation Aerosol
- Proventil Repetabs Tablets
- Proventil Tablets
- Prozac Pulvules & Liquid, Oral Solution
- Prozac Pulvules, Liquid, and Weekly Capsules
- Questran
- Quinaglute Dura-Tabs Tablets
- Quinamm
- Quinidex Extentabs
- Rapamune Oral Solution and Tablets
- Recombivax HB
- Relafen Tablets
- Rheumatrex Methotrexate
- ReVia Tablets
- Rifater
- Septra Tablets
- Septra DS Tablets
- Sonata Capsules
- Soriatane Capsules
- Sular Tablets
- Sulfadiazine
- Surmontil Capsules
- Sustiva Capsules
- Talacen Caplets
- Verelan PM Capsules
- Viagra Tablets
- Vioxx
- Vistide Injection
- Vivactil Tablets
- Voltaren Tablets
- Voltaren-XR Tablets
- Wellbutrin Tablets
- Xylocaine with Epinephrine Injection
- Zestril Tablets
- Zestoretic [0.3-1%]
- Ziac Tablets
- Zithromax
- Zoloft
- Zomig
- Zonegran Capsules
- Zoleft
- Zosyn
- Zyloprim
- Zyban Sustained-Release Tablets
- Zyprexa
- Zyrtec

If your present prescriptions contain any of these medications and if you notice tinnitus symptoms like ringing in the ears, etc., consult your doctor about substitute medications.

This list is by no means complete. Find out if tinnitus could be one of the side effects of your current medication or seek advice from your doctor if you have reasons to suspect that tinnitus is caused or contributed by your present medication.

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About The Author: Simply because a medication you are on is on the list above, that does prove that it was the culprit for the cause of tinnitus. It is also not a complete list of the drugs that cause tinnitus. Download a complete list of tinnitus causing prescription drugs.