Drugs that may cause Constipation as a side effect



Drug Incidence
Abilify Tablets 10%
Accupril Tablets 0.5% to 1%
Accuretic Tablets Greater than 0.5%
Aceon Tablets (2 mg, 4 mg, 8 mg) 0.3% to 1%
Aciphex Tablets
Actiq 1% to 4%
Actonel Tablets 6.6% to 12.2%
Adalat CC Tablets 1% to 3%
Adderall Tablets
Adderall XR Capsules
Adipex-P
Advair Diskus 100/50 1% to 3%
Advair Diskus 250/50 1% to 3%
Advair Diskus 500/50 1% to 3%
Advicor Tablets
AeroBid/AeroBid-M 1% to 5%
Agrylin Capsules 1% to 5%
Alacol DM Syrup
Aldoclor Tablets
Aldoril Tablets
Alferon N Injection 1 patient
Alimta for Injection 44%
Alinia for Oral Suspension Less than 1%
Aloprim for Injection Less than 1%
Aloxi Injection 5%
Altace Capsules Less than 1%
Altoprev Extended-Release Tablets 2% to 3.5%
AmBisome for Injection Less common
Ambien Tablets Infrequent
Amerge Tablets Infrequent
Anaprox DS Tablets 3% to 9%
Anaprox Tablets 3% to 9%
Anzemet Injection Rare
Anzemet Tablets Rare
Apokyn Injection At least 5%
Aranesp for Injection 5% to 18%
Arava Tablets 1% to 3%
Aredia for Injection 33.2%
Arimidex Tablets 7% to 9%
Aromasin Tablets 5%
Asacol Delayed-Release Tablets 5%
Astelin Nasal Spray Infrequent
Atacand HCT
Atrovent Inhalation Aerosol Less frequent
Atrovent Inhalation Solution 0.9%
Atrovent Nasal Spray 0.03%
Atrovent Nasal Spray 0.06%
Avalide Tablets
Avapro Tablets Less than 1%
Avelox I.V. 0.1% to less than 3%
Avelox Tablets 0.1% to less than 3%
Avinza Capsules Greater than 10%
Axid Oral Solution 2.5%
Bentyl Capsules
Bentyl Injection
Bentyl Syrup
Bentyl Tablets
Betaseron for SC Injection 20%
Bextra Tablets 0.1% to 1.9%
Bravelle for Intramuscular or Subcutaneous Injection 2% to 2.7%
Brevibloc Concentrate Less than 1%
Brevibloc Double Strength Injection Less than 1%
Brevibloc Double Strength Premixed Injection Less than 1%
Brevibloc Injection Less than 1%
Brevibloc Premixed Injection Less than 1%
Buprenex Injectable Less than 1%
Busulfex I.V. 35% to 3.8%
Caduet Tablets Greater than 0.1% to 2.5%
Calcijex Injection
Campath Ampules 1% to 9%
Campral Tablets Frequent
Camptosar Injection 2.3% to 29.9%
Captopril Tablets About 0.5% to 2%
Carafate Suspension 2%
Carafate Tablets 2%
Carbatrol Capsules
Cardizem LA Extended-Release Tablets Less than 2%
Carnitor Injection 3%
Casodex Tablets 17%
Cataflam Tablets 1% to 10%
Catapres Tablets About 10 in 100 patients
Catapres-TTS 1 of 101 patients
Cedax Capsules 0.1% to 1%
Celebrex Capsules 0.1% to 1.9%
Celexa At least 2%
CellCept Capsules 18.5% to 41.2%
CellCept Intravenous 18.5% to 41.2%
CellCept Oral Suspension 18.5% to 41.2%
CellCept Oral Suspension 18.5% to 41.2%
CellCept Oral Suspension 18.5% to 41.2%
CellCept Tablets 18.5% to 41.2%
Cenestin Tablets, 0.45 mg, 0.625 mg, 0.9 mg, 1.25 mg 6%
Cipro I.V. 1% or less
Cipro XR Tablets Less than 1%
Cipro
Clinoril Tablets 3% to 9%
Clomid Tablets Fewer than 1%
Clorpres Tablets About 10%
Clozapine Tablets More than 5% to 14%
Clozaril Tablets More than 5% to 25%
Cogentin Injection
Colazal Capsules 1%
CombiPatch Transdermal System 2% to 5%
Combivent Inhalation Aerosol
Comtan Tablets 6%
Copaxone for Injection At least 2%
Corzide 40/5 Tablets 1 to 5 of 1000 patients
Corzide 80/5 Tablets 1 to 5 of 1000 patients
Covera-HS Tablets 7.2% to 11.7%
Cozaar Tablets Less than 1%
Creon 10 Capsules Among most frequent
Creon 20 Capsules Among most frequent
Creon 5 Capsules Among most frequent
Crestor Tablets Greater than or equal to 2%
Crinone 8% Gel 27%
Cubicin for Injection 6.2%
Cymbalta Delayed-Release Capsules 11%
Cytovene At least 3 subjects
Dalmane Capsules
Dantrium Capsules Less frequent
Daranide Tablets
Darvocet A 500 Tablets
Darvocet-N 100 Tablets
Darvocet-N 50 Tablets
Darvon Capsules
Darvon Coumpound-65 Capsules
Darvon-N Tablets
Demadex Tablets and Injection 1.8%
Demerol
Depacon Injection Up to 5%
Depakene 5%
Depakote ER Tablets 5%
Depakote Sprinkle Capsules 5%
Depakote Tablets 1% to 5%
DepoCyt Injection 7%
Desoxyn Tablets, USP
Detrol LA Capsules 6%
Detrol Tablets 6.5%
Dexedrine
DextroStat Tablets
Dilaudid Non-Sterile Suppositories
Dilaudid Oral Liquid
Dilaudid Tablets
Dilaudid-HP Less frequent
Dilaudid
Diovan HCT Tablets Greater than 0.2%
Diovan Tablets
Ditropan XL Extended-Release Tablets 13.1%
Diuril Oral
Diuril Sodium Intravenous
Dolobid Tablets Greater than 1 in 100
Dostinex Tablets 7% to 10%
Doxil Injection 1% to 12.7%
DuoNeb Inhalation Solution More than 1%
Duragesic Transdermal System 10% or more
Dyazide Capsules
DynaCirc CR Tablets 1.2% to 3.8%
EC-Naprosyn Delayed-Release Tablets 3% to 9%
Effexor Tablets 15%
Effexor XR Capsules 5% to 10%
Eldepryl Capsules
Elidel Cream 1% 0.4% to 3.4%
Eligard 7.5 mg Less than 2%
Elitek 20%
Elmiron Capsules Less than or equal to 1%
Eloxatin for Injection 31% to 32%
Emend Capsules 10.3%
Engerix-B Vaccine Less than 1%
Epogen for Injection 42% to 43%
Erbitux 28%
EstroGel 0.06%
Evoxac Capsules 1% to 3%
Exelon Capsules 5%
Exelon Oral Solution 5%
Extendryl
Factive Tablets 0.1% to 1%
Famvir Tablets 1.4% to 4.4%
Fareston Tablets
Faslodex Injection 12%
FazaClo Orally Disintegrating Tablets Greater than 5% to 14%
Femara Tablets 5% to 10%
Feosol Caplets Occasional
Feosol Tablets Occasional
Flexeril Tablets 1% to 3%
Flolan for Injection 4% to 6%
Flomax Capsules Infrequent
Floxin Tablets 1% to 3%
Fludara for Injection 1% to 3%
Flumadine
Forteo for Injection 5.4%
Fortovase Capsules 2% to 3.3%
Fosamax Up to 3.1%
Furosemide Tablets
Fuzeon Injection 3.9%
Gabitril Tablets 1% or more
Gastrocrom Oral Concentrate
Gemzar for Injection 10% to 31%
Gengraf Capsules 1% to less than 3%
Geodon 9%
Gleevec Tablets 9% to 16%
Glucotrol XL Extended-Release Tablets Less than 3%
Gonal-F RFF Pen for Injection 2.4%
HIVID Tablets Less than 1% to 2.5%
Haldol Decanoate
Hectorol Capsules 3.3% to greater than or equal to 5%
Hectorol Injection 3.3%
Hycamtin for Injection Less than 1% to 39%
Hycodan
HydroDIURIL Tablets
Hytrin Capsules At least 1%
Hyzaar
Imitrex Nasal Spray Infrequent
Imitrex Tablets Infrequent
Imodium Capsules
Indapamide Tablets Less than 5%
Inderal LA Long-Acting Capsules
Indocin Capsules Greater than 1%
Indocin I.V. 1% to 3%
Indocin Greater than 1%
Infergen 5% to 9%
Innopran XL Capsules 1% to 3%
Intron A for Injection Up to 10%
Invanz for Injection 3.3% to 4%
Inversine Tablets
Invirase Capsules Greater than or equal to 2%
Ionamin Capsules
Isoptin SR Tablets 7.3%
Kadian Capsules Virtually all patients
Kaletra Less than 2%
Keppra Oral Solution 1% or more
Keppra Tablets 1% or more
Ketek Tablets Greater than or equal to 0.2% to less than 2%
Klonopin 2%
Kogenate FS
Kytril Injection 3%
Kytril Tablets 3% to 18%
Lamictal 4%
Lescol Capsules 3.1%
Lescol XL Tablets 2.3%
Leukine 8%
Leustatin Injection 9%
Levaquin 0.1% to 3.3%
Lexapro Oral Solution 3% to 6%
Lexapro Tablets 3% to 6%
Librium Capsules
Lipitor Tablets Up to 2.5%
Lofibra Capsules 2.1%
Lortab
Losartan Elixir
Lotensin HCT Tablets 0.3% to 1%
Lotensin Tablets Less than 1%
Lotrel Capsules
Lotronex Tablets 29%
Lupron Injection 5% or more
MS Contin Tablets Less frequent to among most frequent
MSIR Among most frequent
Matulane Capsules
Mavik Tablets 0.3% to 1%
Maxalt Tablets Infrequent
Maxalt-MLT Orally Disintegrating Tablets Infrequent
Maxzide
Mebaral Tablets Less than 1 in 100 patients
Menostar Transdermal System 5%
Mepron Suspension 3%
Meridia Capsules 11.5%
Merrem I.V. 1.4%
Mevacor Tablets 2% to 4.9%
Miacalcin Nasal Spray 1% to 3%
Micardis HCT Tablets
Micardis Tablets More than 0.3%
Midamor Tablets 1% to 3%
Mirapex Tablets 10% to 14%
Moban Tablets
Mobic Tablets 0.8% to 1.8%
Moduretic Tablets Less than or equal to 1%
Monurol Sachet Less than 1%
Motrin Suspension, Oral Drops, Chewable Tablets, and Caplets 1% to less than 3%
Myfortic Tablets 3% to 38%
Mylotarg for Injection 23%
Nadolol Tablets 1 to 5 of 1000 patients
Namenda Tablets 5%
Naprosyn Suspension 3% to 9%
Naprosyn Tablets 3% to 9%
Navelbine Injection Up to 35%
Nembutal Sodium Solution Less than 1%
Neoral Oral Solution 1% to less than 3%
Neoral Soft Gelatin Capsules 1% to less than 3%
Neulasta Injection 15% to 72%
Neumega for Injection Greater than or equal to 10%
Neupogen for Injection 5%
Neurontin Capsules 1.5% to 3.9%
Neurontin Tablets 1.5% to 3.9%
Nexium Delayed-Release Capsules Greater than or equal to 1%
Niferex-150 Forte Capsules
Nilandron Tablets 19.6%
Nipent for Injection Less than 3%
Norflex
Noroxin Tablets 0.3% to 1%
Norpramin Tablets
Norvasc Tablets More than 0.1% to 1%
Norvir 0% to 0.7%
Novantrone for Injection Concentrate 10% to 14%
Numorphan
Omnicef 0.3%
Oncaspar Less than 1%
Ontak Vials 9%
Oramorph SR Tablets Among most frequent
Orap Tablets 4 of 20 patients
OxyContin Tablets 23%
OxyFast Oral Concentrate Solution
OxyIR Capsules
Oxytrol Transdermal System 3.3%
PEG-Intron Powder for Injection 1%
Pacerone Tablets 4% to 9%
Parcopa Orally Disintegrating Tablets
Parnate Tablets
Paxil CR Controlled-Release Tablets 2% to 13%
Paxil 1.1% to 16%
Pentasa Capsules Less than 1%
Pepcid Injection 1.2%
Pepcid 1.2%
Percocet Tablets
Percodan Tablets
Permax Tablets 10.6%
Phenytek Capsules
PhosLo
Photofrin for Injection 17% to 24%
Plavix Tablets 1% to 2.5%
Plenaxis for Injectable Suspension Greater than or equal to 10%
Prandin Tablets (0.5, 1, and 2 mg) 2% to 3%
Pravachol Tablets 2.4% to 4%
Prevacid Delayed-Release Capsules 1%
Prevacid NapraPAC 1% to 9%
Prevacid SoluTab Delayed-Release Orally Disintegrating Tablets 1%
Prevacid for Delayed-Release Oral Suspension 1%
Prevpac 1%
Priftin Tablets Less than 1%
Prilosec OTC Tablets 1.1% to 1.5%
Prinivil Tablets 0.3% to 1%
Prinzide Tablets 0.3% to 1%
ProSom Tablets Frequent
Prochieve 4% Gel 27%
Prochieve 8% Gel 27%
Procrit for Injection 42% to 53%
Prograf Capsules and Injection 23% to 35%
Proleukin for Injection 5%
Prometrium Capsules (100 mg, 200 mg) Less than 5%
Protonix I.V. Greater than or equal to 1%
Protonix Tablets Greater than or equal to 1%
Protopic Ointment Greater than or equal to 1%
Provigil Tablets 2%
Prozac Pulvules and Liquid 5%
Rapamune Oral Solution and Tablets 28% to 38%
ReFacto Vials
Rebetol 5%
Recombivax HB
Relafen Tablets 3% to 9%
Relpax Tablets Infrequent
Remicade for I.V. Injection Greater than or equal to 0.2%
Reminyl Greater than or equal to 2%
Renagel Tablets 2% to 8.1%
ReoPro Vials 0.3%
Requip Tablets 6%
Rescriptor Tablets
Retrovir Capsules 6.4%
Retrovir I.V. Infusion 6.4%
Retrovir 6.4%
Reyataz Capsules Less than 3%
Ribavirin, USP Capsules 5%
Rilutek Topical More than 2%
Risperdal Consta Injection 5% to 7%
Risperdal M-Tab Tablets 7% to 13%
Risperdal 7% to 13%
Rocaltrol
Rowasa Rectal Suspension Enema 0.98%
Rythmol SR Capsules 8% to 14%
Salagen Tablets 1% to 2%
Sanctura Tablets 9.6%
Sandimmune Rare
Sandostatin Injection Less than 10%
Sandostatin LAR Depot 18.8%
Sedapap Tablets 50mg/650mg Infrequent
Seroquel Tablets 8%
Simulect for Injection Greater than or equal to 10%
Sonata Capsules Frequent
Soriatane Capsules Less than 1%
Spectracef Tablets 0.1% to 1%
Spiriva HandiHaler 1% to 4%
Sporanox Capsules Infrequent
Sporanox Injection Less than 1%
Sporanox Oral Solution 2% to 2.2%
Stalevo Tablets 6%
Strattera Capsules Less than 1% to 10%
Stromectol Tablets 0.9%
Suboxone Tablets 11% to 12.1%
Subutex Tablets 7.8% to 11%
Surmontil Capsules
Sustiva Capsules
Symmetrel 1% to 5%
Synercid I.V. Less than 1%
Tambocor Tablets 4.4%
Targretin Capsules
Tarka Tablets 3.3%
Tasmar Tablets 6% to 8%
Taxotere Injection Concentrate
Tegretol/Tegretol-XR
Temodar Capsules 33%
Tequin Injection, Tablets 0.1% to 3%
Tessalon Capsules
Tessalon Perles
Teveten HCT Tablets Less than 1%
Teveten Tablets Less than 1%
Thalomid Capsules 4.2%
Thioridazine Hydrochloride Tablets
Thiothixene Capsules Infrequent
Tiazac Capsules Less than 2%
Timolide Tablets Less than 1%
Tindamax 0.4% to 1.4%
Topamax Sprinkle Capsules 3% to 5%
Topamax Tablets 3% to 5%
Toprol-XL Tablets About 1 of 100 patients
Toradol Greater than 1%
Trasylol Injection 4%
Trental Tablets Less than 1%
Tricor Tablets 2.1%
Trileptal Oral Suspension 2% to 6%
Trileptal Tablets 2% to 6%
Trisenox Injection 28%
Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension
Twinrix Vaccine Less than 1%
Tylenol with Codeine
Ultracet Tablets 6%
Ultram Tablets 24% to 46%
Uniretic Tablets Less than 1%
Univasc Tablets Less than 1%
Uroxatral Tablets 1% to 2%
VFEND I.V. Less than 1%
VFEND Oral Suspension Less than 1%
VFEND Tablets Less than 1%
Valcyte Tablets Less than 5%
Valium Tablets Infrequent
Valtrex Caplets Less than 1% to 4%
Varivax Greater than or equal to 1%
Vaseretic Tablets 0.5% to 2%
Vasotec I.V. Injection 0.5% to 1%
Velcade for Injection 43%
Verelan PM Capsules 7.3% to 8.8%
Vesanoid Capsules 17%
Viadur Implant Less than 2%
Vicodin ES Tablets
Vicodin HP Tablets
Vicodin Tablets
Vicoprofen Tablets 22%
Vioxx Greater than 0.1% to 1.9%
Visudyne for Injection 1% to 10%
Vivactil Tablets
Vivelle Transdermal System 1.5% to 6.5%
Vivelle-Dot Transdermal System 1.5% to 6.5%
Voltaren Tablets 1% to 10%
Voltaren-XR Tablets 1% to 10%
Vytorin 10/10 Tablets
Vytorin 10/20 Tablets
Vytorin 10/40 Tablets
Vytorin 10/80 Tablets
Welchol Tablets 11%
Wellbutrin SR Sustained-Release Tablets 5% to 10%
Wellbutrin Tablets 26%
Wellbutrin XL Extended-Release Tablets 5% to 10%
Xanax Tablets 10.4% to 26.2%
Xanax XR Tablets 8.1%
Xeloda Tablets 1% to 14%
Xifaxan Tablets 3.8%
Zantac Injection
Zantac Syrup
Zantac
Zaroxolyn Tablets
Zavesca Capsules 8%
Zegerid Powder for Oral Solution 1.1% to 1.5%
Zenapax for Injection Greater than 5%
Zevalin Injection 5%
Zithromax Capsules, 250 mg 1% or less
Zithromax Tablets, 250 mg, 500 mg 1% or less
Zithromax Tri-Pak 1% or less
Zithromax for I.V. Infusion
Zithromax for Oral Suspension, 300 mg, 600 mg, 900 mg, 1200 mg 1% or less
Zocor Tablets 2.3%
Zofran Injection 11%
Zofran ODT Orally Disintegrating Tablets 6% to 9%
Zofran 6% to 9%
Zoladex 3-month
Zoladex 1% to 5%
Zoloft 1% to 8%
Zometa for Intravenous Infusion 26.7% to 31%
Zomig Nasal Spray Rare
Zomig Tablets Rare
Zomig-ZMT Tablets Rare
Zonegran Capsules 2%
Zosyn 7.7% to 8.4%
Zyban Sustained-Release Tablets 8%
Zydone Tablets
Zyprexa Tablets 9% to 11%
Zyprexa ZYDIS Orally Disintegrating Tablets 9% to 11%
Zyrtec Chewable Tablets Less than 2%
Zyrtec-D 12 Hour Extended-Release Tablets Less than 2%
Zyrtec Less than 2%
Zyvox 2.2%