Table 1.
Medication | Toxins |
Sympathomimetic drugs (adrenaline epinephrine, bronchodilators, theophylline) | Drugs of abuse (nicotine, alcohol and its withdrawal, cocaine, caffeine) |
Antiarrhythmics (amiodarone) | Lead |
Metoclopramide | Mercury |
Antidepressants (SSRI, TCA) | Manganese |
Lithium | Arsenic |
Neuroleptics, tetrabenazine | Cyanide, DDT, CO |
Antiepileptic drugs (valproic acid, carbamazepine, phenytoin) | Naphthalene |
Immunosuppressants (tacrolimus, ciclosporin) | Toluene |
Anticancer drugs (vincristine, cisplatin, paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cytosine arabinoside, ifosfamid, tacrolimus, 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate, tamoxifen, cytarabine) | Lindane |
Hormones (thyroxine) | Solvents |
Steroids (progesterone, anti-estrogens, adrenocorticosteroids) | Pesticides |
CO, carbon monoxide; DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; TCA, tetracyclic antidepressants.