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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurol Clin. 2014 Aug;32(3):569–vii. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2014.04.008

BOX 9. DRUGS THAT CAN CAUSE TOXIC MYOPATHIES.

Inflammatory:

  • Cimetidine

  • D-penicillamine

  • Procainamide

  • L-tryptophan

  • L-dopa

 Rhabdomyolysis and Myoglobinuria:

  • Alcohol

  • Amphetamine

  • Cholesterol lowering drugs

  • Cocaine

  • Heroin

  • Toluene

  • ε-aminocaproic acid
Non-inflammatory Necrotizing or Vacuolar:

  • Alcohol

  • Cholesterol lowering agents

  • Chloroquine

  • Colchicine

  • Cyclosporine and tacrolimus

  • Emetine

  • ε-aminocaproic acid

  • Isoretinoic acid (vitamin A analogue)

  • Labetalol

  • Vincristine

 Myosin Loss

  • Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents

  • Steroids