Table 6.2-2. Nonantidiabetic drugs reported to cause hypoglycemia with indication of the QoE supporting such association

Moderate QoE

Low QoE

Very low QoE

– Cibenzoline

– Gatifloxacin

– Pentamidine

– Quinine

– Indomethacin

– Glucagon (during endoscopy)

– Chloroquineoxaline sulfonamide

– Artesunate, artemisinin, artemether

– IGF-1

– Lithium

– Propoxyphene (dextropropoxyphene)

– ACEIs

– ARBs

– Beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists

– Levofloxacin

– Disopyramide

– TMP/SMX

– Heparin

– 6-mercaptopurine

Adapted from Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, March 2009, 94(3): 709-728.

ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor 1; QoE, quality of evidence; TMP/SMX, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.