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Links to examples of drugs causing SLE

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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  • hydralazine
  • methyldopa
  • minocycline
  • griseofulvin
  • oral contraceptives
  • penicillin
  • procainamide
  • phenylbutazone
  • sulphonamides
  • diphenylhydantoin

Notes:

  • there is some study evidence, however, that the use of oral contraceptives was not associated with an increase risk of flare in women with SLE (1)

Reference:

  1. Petri M et al. Combined oral contraceptives in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. NEJM 2005; 353: 2550-8.

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