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Does any prescription drugs causes you to have cataracts?
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Yes : Mainly steroids and quetiapine.
Answered 12/31/2014
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Yes especially : Steroids. Check the list below. http://www.livestrong.com/article/106722-medicines-cause-cataracts/.
Answered 12/31/2014
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Yes: Notoriously prednisone, a glucocorticoid, is commonly associated with cataract formation. The risk is dose, route and duration dependent. Others include: oral contraceptives, steroids tranquilizers sulfa drugs oral anti-diabetic drugs antihistamines antidepressants nsaids (such as Aspirin and ibuprofen) fluroquinone, terbinafine, Mefloquine type antibiotics.
Answered 4/28/2021
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Steroids: anything with Steroids, especially eye drops and nasal sprays.
Answered 9/21/2014
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