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Drugs That Affect Blood Glucose

GENERIC NAME (BRAND NAME)

Drugs That May Cause Hyperglycemia (High Blood Sugar): A-C

Abacavir (Ziagen)

Abacavir + lamivudine,zidovudine (Trizivir)

Acetazolamide (Diamox)

Acitretin (Soriatane)

Albuterol (Ventolin, Proventil)

Albuterol + ipratropium (Combivent)

Ammonium chloride

Amphotericin B (Amphocin, Fungizone)

Amphotericin B lipid formulations (IV) (Abelcet)

Amprenavir (Agenerase)

Anidulafungin (Eraxis)

Aripiprazole (Abilify)

Arsenic trioxide (Trisenox)

Asenapine (Saphris)

Asparaginase (Elspar)

Atenolol + chlorthalidone (Tenoretic)

Atovaquone (Mepron)

Baclofen (Lioresal)

Betamethasone (topical) (Alphatrex, Betatrex, Beta-Val, Diprolene, Diprolene AF, Diprolene Lotion, Luxiq, Maxivate)

Betamethasone +clotrimazole (Lotrisone (topical))

Betaxolol Betoptic (eyedrops), (KERLONE (oral))

Bexarotene (Targretin)

Bicalutamide (Casodex)

Benazepril + hydrochlorothiazide (Lotension)

Bisoprolol + hydrochlorothiazide (Ziac)

Bumetanide (Bumex)

Caffeine (Caffeine in moderation may actually be beneficial in diabetes but in large amounts can raise blood sugar.)

Candesartan + hydrochlorothiazide (Atacand HCT)

Captopril + hydrochlorothiazide (Capozide)

Carteolol (Cartrol (oral), Occupress (eyedrops))

Carvedilol (Coreg)

Chlorothiazide (Diuril)

Chlorthalidone (Chlorthalidone Tablets, Clorpres, Tenoretic, Thalitone)

Choline salicylate (Numerous tradenames of aspirin formulations; check label)

Choline salicylate + magnesium salicylate (CMT, Tricosal, Trilisate)