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A 62-year-old male asked about a 68-year-old female:
Does any prescription drugs causes you to have cataracts?
4 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
Dr. Carlo Hatemanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 27 years experience
Yes : Mainly steroids and quetiapine.
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Dr. Victor Bonuelanswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Yes especially : Steroids. Check the list below. http://www.livestrong.com/article/106722-medicines-cause-cataracts/.
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Dr. Jon Fishburnanswered
Ophthalmology 32 years experience
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.
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Dr. Michael Hamanswered
Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Steroids: anything with Steroids, especially eye drops and nasal sprays.
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Last updated Apr 28, 2021
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