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    This document lists several classes of drugs that can cause hyperthermia, including antibiotics like beta-lactams and sulfonamides, antiarrhythmic drugs like procainamide and quinidine, anti-epileptic drugs like phenytoin and carbamazepine, anti-hypertensive drugs like alpha-methyldopa, anti-fungal drugs like amphotericin B, ephedrine, sulfa drugs, interferons, and narcotics or illicit drugs like amphetamines, MDMA, cocaine, cannabis, and phencyclidine, with the risk of increased body temperature depending on the quantity used.

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    This document lists several classes of drugs that can cause hyperthermia, including antibiotics like beta-lactams and sulfonamides, antiarrhythmic drugs like procainamide and quinidine, anti-epileptic drugs like phenytoin and carbamazepine, anti-hypertensive drugs like alpha-methyldopa, anti-fungal drugs like amphotericin B, ephedrine, sulfa drugs, interferons, and narcotics or illicit drugs like amphetamines, MDMA, cocaine, cannabis, and phencyclidine, with the risk of increased body temperature depending on the quantity used.

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    Drugs Causing Hyperthermia Antibiotics

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    Samantha Barcelo
    This document lists several classes of drugs that can cause hyperthermia, including antibiotics like beta-lactams and sulfonamides, antiarrhythmic drugs like procainamide and quinidine, anti-epileptic drugs like phenytoin and carbamazepine, anti-hypertensive drugs like alpha-methyldopa, anti-fungal drugs like amphotericin B, ephedrine, sulfa drugs, interferons, and narcotics or illicit drugs like amphetamines, MDMA, cocaine, cannabis, and phencyclidine, with the risk of increased body temperature depending on the quantity used.

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    DRUGS CAUSING HYPERTHERMIA


    Antibiotics
    These drugs are used to treat bacterial infections. There are many different classes of antibiotics but
    beta-lactam and sulfonamide antibiotics are more likely to result in a raised body temperature.
    Isoniazid
    Anti-arrhythmia Drugs
    These are drugs that are used to treat an abnormal rhythm of heart muscle contractions.
    Procainamide
    Quinidine
    Anti-epileptic Drugs
    These drugs are used to prevent seizures in epilepsy and are also known as an anticonvulsants.
    Phenytoin (diphenylhydantoin)
    Carbamazepine may also be used for trigeminal neuralgia and bipolar disorder.
    Anti-hypertensive Drugs
    These drugs are used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
    Alpha-methyldopa
    Anti-fungal Drugs
    These drugs are used to treat fungal infections.
    Amphotericin B
    Ephedrine
    Sulfa Drugs
    Interferons
    Narcotics/Illicit Drugs
    An increase in body temperature may depend on the quantity of the drug used.
    Amphetamines
    MDMA (ecstasy)
    Cocaine
    Cannabis (marijuana)
    Phencyclidine (PCP)

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