Which Medications Cause Esophagitis?
Drugs That Have Been Linked to Esophagitis Include: Pain-Relieving Medications, Such as Aspirin, Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Others) and Naproxen Sodium (Aleve...
Drugs that have been linked to esophagitis include:
- Pain-relieving medications, such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) and naproxen sodium (Aleve, others)
- Antibiotics, such as tetracycline and doxycycline.
- Potassium chloride, which is used to treat potassium deficiency.
What drugs cause pill induced esophagitis?
These are the common medicines that may cause pill-induced esophagitis:
- Antibiotics: one of the most common medications, especially doxycycline. ...
- NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories) ...
- Prescription-strength pain relievers.
- Alendronate (Fosamax ®, Merck)
- Potassium chloride.
- Quinidine.
- Warfarin.
- Acetaminophen.
What is the most common cause of esophagitis?
Esophagitis has several common causes: Acid reflux — By far the most common cause of esophagitis is acid reflux (also called gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD). It is a backflow of digestive acid from the stomach, resulting in a chemical burn of the esophagus.
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