Medications That Cause Bad Breath

Many people are unaware that the medications that they've been taking for years have actually contributed to their bad breath and taste disorders. It all boils down to the unfortunate side-effects of many medications which include dry mouth and alteration in taste perception.

According to research, 7 of the top 10 medications used in the US during 1998 had dry mouth, bad breath, or taste disorders as a side effect.

Medication	Use	Dry Mouth Sour Taste Symptom Listed.	Notes
Prilosec	Reflux and Ulcers	Yes	Often mistakenly prescribed for bad breath.
Prozac	Antidepressant	Yes	Mistakenly prescribed because doctors think that patients are imagining their bad breath.
Zocor	Cholesterol	No
Zoloft	Antidepressant	Yes	See Prozac
Zantac	Digestive	No	Often mistakenly prescriped for bad breath
Claritin	Antihistamine	No	Often mistakenly prescriped for bad breath
Paxil	Antidepressant	Yes	See Prozac
Norvasc	Angina Relief	Yes
Vasotec	High Blood Pressure	Yes
Imitrex	Migraine Headaches	No

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Below is a partial list of other common medications that can cause bad breath.
*Please consult your physician before altering the prescribed use of any medications

ANOREXIANT

Adipex-P, Fastin, Ionamin, Zantryl	phentermine
Anorex SR, Adipost, Bontril PDM	phendimetrazine
Mazanor, Sanorex	mazindol
Pondimin, Fen-Phen	fenfluramine
Tenuate, Tepanil, Ten-Tab	diethylpropion

ANTIACNE

Accutane

isotretinoin

ANTIANXIETY

Atarax, Vistaril	hydroxyzine
Ativan	lorazepam
Centrax	prazepam
Equanil, Miltown	meprobamate
Librium	chlordiazepoxide
Paxipam	halazepam
Serax	oxazepam
Valium	diazepam
Xanax	alprazolam

ANTICHOLINERGIC / ANTISPASMODIC

Anaspaz	hyoscyamine
Atropisol. Sal-Tropine	atropine
Banthine	methantheline
Bellergal	belladonna alkaloids
Bentyl	dicyclomine
Daricon	oxyphencyclimine
Ditropan	oxybutynin
Donnatal, Kinesed	hyoscyamine with atropine,phenobarbital, scopolamine
Librax	chlordiazepoxide with clidinium
Pamine	methscopolamine
Pro-Banthine	propantheline
Transderm-Scop	scopolamine

ANTICONVULSANT

Felbatol	felbamate
Lamictal	lamotrigine
Neurontin	gabapentin
Tegretol	carbamazepine

ANTIDEPRESSANT

Anafranil	clomipramine
Asendin	amoxapine
Elavil	amitryptaline
Luvox	fluvoxamine
Norpramin	desipramine
Prozac	fluoxetine
Sinequan	doxepin
Tofranil	imipramine
Wellbutrin	bupropion

ANTIDIARRHETIC

Imodium AD	loperamide
Lomotil	diphenoxylate with atropine
Motofen	difenoxin with atropine

ANTIHISTAMINE

Actifed	triprolidine with pseudoephedrine
Benadryl	diphenhydramine
Chlor-Trimeton	chlorpheniramine
Claritin	loratadine
Dimetane	brompheniramine
Dimetapp	brompheniramine with phenylpropanolamine
Hismanal	astemizole
Phenergan	promethazine
Pyribenzamine (PBZ)	tripelennamine
Seldane	terfenadine

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE

Capoten	captopril
Catapres	clonidine
Coreg	carvedilol
Ismelin	guanethidine
Minipress	prazosin
Serpasil	reserpine
Wytensin	guanabenz

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ANALGESIC

Dolobid	diflunisal
Feldene	piroxicam
Motrin, Advil	ibuprofen
Nalfon	fenoprofen
Naprosyn	naproxen

ANTINAUSEANT/ANTIEMETIC

Antivert	meclizine
Dramamine	dyphenhydramine
Marezine	cyclizine

ANTIPARKINSONIAN

Akineton	biperiden
Artane	trihexyphenidyl
Cogentin	benztropine mesylate
Larodopa	levodopa
Sinemet	carbidopa with levodopa

ANTI-PSYCHOTIC

Clozaril	clozapine
Compazine	prochlorperazine
Eskalith	lithium
Haldol	haloperidol
Mellaril	thioridazine
Navane	thiothixene
Orap	pimozide
Sparine	promazine
Stelazine	trifluoperazine
Thorazine	chlorpromazine

BRONCHDILATOR

Atrovent	ipratropium
Isuprel	isoproterenol
Proventil, Ventolin	albuterol

DECONGESTANT

Ornade	phenylpropanolamine with chlorpheniramine
Sudafed	pseudoephedrine

DIURETIC

Diuril	chlorothiazide
Dyazide, Maxzide	triamterine and hydrochlorothiazide
HydroDIURIL, Esidrix	hydrochlorothiazide
Hygroton	chlorthalidone
Lasix	furosemide
Midamor	amiloride

MUSCLE RELAXANT

Flexeril	cyclobenzaprine
Lioresal	baclofen
Norflex, Disipal	orphenadrine

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC

Demerol	meperidine
MS Contin	morphine

SEDATIVE

Dalmane	flurazepam
Halcion	triazolam
Restoril	temazepam

ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Prozac Norpramin Pertofrane
Elavil Adapin Valium (occassionally)
Imavate SK-Pramine Tofranil
Aventyl Vivactil Zoloft
Paxil Sigequan

ANTIPARKINSONISM
Akineton Artane Laradopa
Parsidol

ANTIHISTAMINES (Cold Medications)
Actifed Benadryl Comtrex
Dimetapp Pheran Triaminic
Vistaril Historal

ANTIHYPERTENSIVES (High Blood Pressure Medication):
Beta Blockers, Diuretics, Anti-Coagulants
Rautensin Isemelin Aldomet
Serpasil Minipress Inversine
Hyperoid Catapres Inderal
Inderide Aquatensin Moderatic
Diazide

ANTISPASMODICS & ANTICHOLINERGICS (GASTROINTESTINAL TYPE)
Quarzan Vistrax Combid
Pro-Banthine Anaspaz PB Donnatal
Pathibate

ANTISPASMODICS & ANTICHOLINERGICS (URINARY TYPE)
Pyridium Cystospaz Ditropan
Urispas Trac-Tabs

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS Haldol Rau-Sed Serpasil
Thorazine Stelazine Comazine
Moban Daxolin Lithane
Lithonate

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