Drugs that may cause Herpes Simplex as a side effect



Drug Incidence
Aceon Tablets (2 mg, 4 mg, 8 mg) 0.3% to 1%
Aldara Cream, 5% 1.9%
Alrex Ophthalmic Suspension 0.2%
AmBisome for Injection Less common
Ambien Tablets Rare
Amevive
Arava Tablets 1% to 3%
Aricept Tablets Infrequent
Astelin Nasal Spray Infrequent
Bextra Tablets 0.1% to 1.9%
Blephamide Ophthalmic Ointment
Campath Ampules 1% to 11%
Celebrex Capsules 0.1% to 1.9%
CellCept Capsules, Intravenous, Oral Suspension, Tablets 10.1% to 20.8%
Copaxone for Injection 4%
Cutivate Cream 0.8%
Doxil Injection 1% to 5%
Effexor XR Capsules
Efudex Infrequent
Elidel Cream 1% 0.4% to 4%
Evoxac Capsules Less than 1%
Exelon Capsules Infrequent
Exelon Oral Solution Infrequent
FML Ophthalmic Ointment
Fortovase Capsules Less than 2%
Fuzeon Injection 5%
Gabitril Tablets Infrequent
Gengraf Capsules 1% to less than 3%
Gleevec Tablets Infrequent
Herceptin I.V. 2%
Intron A for Injection Up to 5%
Invirase Capsules Less than 2%
Klonopin Infrequent
Levaquin in 5% Dextrose Injection 0.1% to 1%
Levaquin 0.1% to 1%
Lofibra Capsules
Lotemax Ophthalmic Suspension 0.5%
Meridia Capsules 1.3%
Myfortic Tablets 1.3% to less than 20%
Mylotarg for Injection 2% to 25%
Neoral Oral Solution 1% to less than 3%
Neoral Soft Gelatin Capsules 1% to less than 3%
Neurontin Capsules, Oral Solution, Tablets Infrequent
Nipent for Injection 4%
Oncaspar
Paxil Rare
Permax Tablets Infrequent
Prograf Capsules and Injection 3% to 15%
Prometrium Capsules (100 mg, 200 mg) Less than 5%
Protonix I.V. Less than 1%
Protonix Tablets Less than 1%
Protopic Ointment 4% to 12%
Provigil Tablets 1%
Pulmicort Respules 1% to 3%
Requip Tablets Infrequent
Rescriptor Tablets
Salagen Tablets Less than 1%
Simulect for Injection 3% to 10%
Soriatane Capsules Less than 1%
Sular Tablets Less than or equal to 1%
Tasmar Tablets Infrequent
Teveten HCT Tablets Less than 1%
Teveten Tablets Less than 1%
Thalomid Capsules
Thymoglobulin for Injection 4.9%
Tricor Tablets
Trisenox Injection 13%
Uniretic Tablets Less than 1%
VFEND I.V., Oral Suspension, Tablets Less than 1%
Vaniqa Cream, 13.9% Less than 1%
Viagra Tablets Less than 2%
Vioxx Greater than 0.1% to 1.9%
Vivelle Transdermal System
Vivelle-Dot Transdermal System
Zoladex 3-month 1% to 5%