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. 2021 Apr 21;14:1457–1468. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S274568

Table 1.

Medications Commonly Associated with Constipation

  • Adrenergic drugs

  • Analgesics

  • ● NSAIDs

  • ● Opiates

  • ● Tramadol

  • Anticholinergics

  • Anticonvulsants

  • Antihypertensives

  • ● Antiarrhythmic agents

  • ● Calcium channel blockers

  • ● Diuretics

  •  ● Furosemide

  •  ● Hydrochlorothiazide

  • Antiparkinsonian drugs

  • ● Dopaminergic agents

  • Antipsychotics

  • ● Phenothiazine derivatives

  • Bile salt chelators/bile acid binders

  • Bisphosphonates

  • Drugs containing cations

  • ● Aluminum- or calcium-containing antacids

  • ● Bismuth

  • ● Calcium supplements

  • ● Iron supplements

  • ● Lithium

  • ● Sucralfate

  • Spasmolytics

  • Tricyclic antidepressants

Abbreviation: NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.