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What kind of drug causes your hands to turn rosy or reddish?

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Red discoloration: Vancomycin is an antibiotic that is known to cause "red man's syndrome" if it is infused too fast. Rifampin is another antibiotic that causes the fluids of the body to turn red.

Answered 7/1/2014

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