Table Three
Medications which may cause or worsen delirium
Analgesics |
Antihistamines |
Anti-Nauseants |
| Narcotics: codeine meperidine oxycodone morphine |
chlorpheniramine |
scopolamine dimenhydrinate (Gravol®) |
Anti-Parkinsons |
Anti-Seizure |
Cardiovascular |
| amantadine benztropine trihexyphenidyl procyclidine levo-dopa bromocriptine |
phenobarbital phenytoin |
captopril furosemide nifedipine digoxin dipyridamole isosorbide dinitrate |
Gastrointestinal |
Genitourinary |
Psychiatric |
| cimetidine ranitidine |
dicyclomine hyoscyamine oxybutynin tolterodine |
Some tricycline antidepressants (TCA) |
Pulmonary |
Sedatives |
Others |
| theophylline | barbituates chloral hydrate benzodiazepines diazepam lorazepam oxazepam triazolam alprazolam clonazepam |
alcohol meclizine prednisone prednisilone warfarin |