links to examples of drugs causing SLE
Last reviewed 01/2018
- hydralazine
- methyldopa
- minocycline
- griseofulvin
- oral contraceptives
- penicillin
- procainamide
- phenylbutazone
- sulphonamides
- diphenylhydantoin
Notes:
- there is some study evidence, however, that the use of oral contraceptives was not associated with an increase risk of flare in women with SLE (1)
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