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* ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors such as:
o benazepril (Lotensin),
o captopril (Capoten),
o enalapril (Vasotec),
o fosinopril sodium (Monopril),
o lisinopril (Zestril, Prinivil),
o lisinopril + hydrochlorothiazide (Zestoretic, Prinzide),
o quinapril (Accupril) and
o ramipril (Altace).
* Acne medication isotretinoin (Accutane, Retin-A).
* Alcohol ingested chronically or in binges.
* Androgens (male hormones).
* Antibiotics tetracycline (Achromycin), and doxycycline (Vibramycin), and streptomycin.
* Anticoagulant (blood-thinner) warfarin (Coumadin).
* Anticonvulsants (seizure medications) such as:
o phenytoin (Dilatin),
o valproic acid (Depakene, Valprotate),
o trimethadione (Tridione),
o paramethadione (Paradione), and
o carbamazepine (Tegretol).
* Anti-depressant drug lithium (Eskalith, Lithob).
* Antimetabolite/anticancer drugs methotrexate (Rheumatrex) and aminopterin.
* Antirheumatic agent and metal-binder (chelator) penicillamine (Cuprimine, Depen).
* Antithyroid drugs such as:
o thiouracil/propylthiouracil and
o carbimazole/methimazole.
* Cocaine.
* DES (diethylstilbestrol), a hormone.
* Thalidomide (Thalomid) which was approved by the FDA for the treatment of a complication of leprosy (erythema nodosum leprosum).

Pls let me know if I m missing something....

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