Drugs and medications associated with visual hallucinations

Nonpsychotropic

Psychotropic

Drugs of abuse

Over-the-counter

Digoxin

Glucocorticoids

Amantadine

Cimetidine

Ranitidine

Sildenafil

Beta blockers

Clarithromycin

Cyclosporine

Clomiphene

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

Linezolid

Moxifloxacin

Benzodiazepines

L-dopa

Dopaminergic (eg, bromocriptine, pergolide)

Tricyclic antidepressants

Benztropine

Narcotics

Alcohol

d-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

Mescaline

Phencyclidine (PCP)

Cocaine

Narcotics

3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy)

Amphetamine

Psilocybin, psilocin (mushrooms)

Cannabis

Phenylpropanolamine

Ephedrine

Synthetic cannabinoids

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https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/synthetic-cannabinoids.

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