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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 10.
Published in final edited form as: Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2018 Feb;8(2):108–352. doi: 10.1002/alr.22073

TABLE III.C.1.

Medications causative or contributory to drug-induced rhinitis40,44,48

Type of drug-induced
rhinitis
General drug category Specific drug category Examples
Local inflammatory
  • NSAIDs (ibuprofen, indomethacin, diclofenac, sulindac, ketoprofen, naproxen, flurbiprofen, fenoprofen, piroxicam, meclofenamate, etodolac);

  • Aspirin;

  • Ketorolac (if administered via nasolacrimal duct)

Neurogenic and neuromuscular α- and β-Adrenergic receptor modulators α Antagonists
  • α-1: doxazosin, silodosin, prazosin, tamsulosin, alfuzosin, indoramin;

  • α-1, α-2: phentolamine

Presynaptic α-2 agonists Clonidine, methyldopa, guanfacine, piribedil
Beta-antagonists
  • β-1: metoprolol, atenolol, bisoprolol;

  • β-1, β-2: pindolol;

  • β-1, β-2, α-1: carvedilol, labetalol

Presynaptic depletion of norepinephrine stores Guanethidine
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors Phosphodiesterase-3 specific Cilostazol
Phosphodiesterase-5 specific Sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil
Nonselective phosphodiesterase Pentoxifylline
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor Ramipril, captopril, lisinopril, benazepril, quinapril, enalapril
Idiopathic Psychotropics Chlorpromazine, thioridazine, amitriptyline, alprazolam, reserpine, risperidone, mianserin
Immunomodulators Cyclosporine
Hormones Estrogen, oral contraceptives
Antihypertensives Amiloride, chlorothiazide, hydralazine, hydrochlorothiazide
Other Gabapentin, gingko biloba