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Some Medications That Can Cause Immunodeficiency

Type

Examples

Antiseizure medications

LamotrigineLamotrigine

PhenytoinPhenytoin

Valproate

Chemotherapy agents

AlemtuzumabAlemtuzumab

BusulfanBusulfan

CyclophosphamideCyclophosphamide

MelphalanMelphalan

Corticosteroids

MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone

PrednisonePrednisone

Immunosuppressants (medications that suppress the immune system)

AzathioprineAzathioprine

CyclosporineCyclosporine

MycophenolateMycophenolate

SirolimusSirolimus

TacrolimusTacrolimus

Other medications such as laboratory-produced antibodies that target and suppress specific parts of the immune system

AdalimumabAdalimumab

EtanerceptEtanercept

InfliximabInfliximab

RituximabRituximab

TocilizumabTocilizumab