RGH E-Bulletin: Drug-Induced Myopathies

by Robbo on February 8, 2010

in Drug Information

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Drug-induced myopathies may present in varying degrees of severity from mild muscle weakness to rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure. Drugs may cause myopathic symptoms by directly affecting a muscle organelle, inducing immunological or inflammatory myopathy, altering systemic functions leading to electrolyte disturbances or via nutritional deprivation, and this in turn affects muscle function. Many toxic myopathies are reversible, thus prompt detection of the offending agent is essential. These are some common drugs implicated in this condition

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