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Expand your personal drug information references. Add the attached list of drugs that can cause systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to your pocket brain. You may find it helpful in evaluating patients and potential adverse reactions. If you have a chart or list you refer to frequently, share it with fellow readers by sending them to the editor at [email protected].

Drugs that can cause SLE (not an exhaustive list):

• chlorpromazine;

• hydralazine;

• isoniazid;

• lithium;

• methyldopa;

• penicillin;

• phenytoin;

• procainamide;

• propylthiouracil;

• quinidine;

• sulfasalazine;

• tetracycline.

(Adapted from www.medakate.org/lupus4.html and from Young LY. Handbook of Applied Therapeutics 6th ed. 1996.)