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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: Hosp Pract (1995). 2010 Apr;38(2):19–28.

Table 2. Drugs Associated with Thrombocytopenia.

Observational Study Evidence
Carbamazepine
Phenobarbital
Phenytoin
Valproic acid

Case Report Evidence
(probable or definite causality rating)

Abciximab Felbamate Nitroglycerin
Acetaminophen Fluconazole Octreotide
Acyclovir Gold salts Oxacillin
Albendazole Haloperidol Para-aminosalicyiic acid
Aminoglutethimide Heparin Penicillamine
Aminosalicylic acid Hydrochlorothiazide Pentoxifylline
Amiodarone Ibuprofen Piperacillin
Amphotericin B Inamrinone Prednisone
Ampicillin Indinavir Primidone
Aspirin Indomethacin Procainamide
Atorvastatin Interferon alfa Pyrazinamide
Captopril Isoniazid Quinidine
Cephalosporins Isotretinoin Quinine
Chlorothiazide Itraconazole Ranitidine
Chlorpromazine Levofloxacin Recombinant hepatitis
B vaccine
Chlorpropamide Levamisole Rifampin
Cimetidine Linezolid Simvastatin
Ciprofloxacin Lithium Sirolimus
Clarithromycin Lotrafiban Sulfasalazine
Clopidogrel Low-molecular-weight
heparins
Sulfonamides
Danazol Measles, mumps,
and rubella vaccines
Sulindac
Deferoxamine Meclofenamate Suramin
Diazepam Mesalamine Tamoxifen
Diazoxide Methyldopa Tirofiban
Diclofenac Minoxidil Tolmetin
Diethylstilbestrol Morphine Trimethoprim
Digoxin Nalidixic acid Vancomycin
Ethambutol Naproxen

Adapted from Arch Pathol Lab Med.8