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. 2016 Feb;16(1):79–83. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-1-79

Table 1.

Drugs commonly causing SJS/TEN.

Group Drugs
Antibacterials Sulphonamides, penicillins, cephalosporins, quinolones, vancomycin
Anticonvulsants Phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbitone, valproate, lamotrigine
NSAIDs Aspirin, piroxicam, diclofenac, phenylbutazone
Antiretrovirals Nevirapine, protease inhibitors, abacavir
Antituberculous Isoniazid, ethambutol
Antigout Allopurinol
Antimalarials Chloroquine

NSAIDs = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; SJS = Stevens–Johnson syndrome; TEN = toxic epidermal necrolysis.