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Medication Causes of MyositisAka: Toxic Myopathy, Drug Induced Myositis, Muscle Weakness due to Medications

See Also
1. Dermatomyositis
2. Polymyositis
Causes
1. Alcohol
2. Amiodarone
3. AntiThyroid medications
  1. Methimazole
  2. Propylthiouracil
4. Corticosteroids
5. Cimetidine
6. Chemotherapeutics
7. Chloroquine
8. Clofibrate
9. Cocaine
10. Colchicine
11. Emetine
12. Gemfibrozil
13. HIV Medications (Antiretroviral agents)
  1. Zidovudine
  2. Lamivudine
14. Hydroxyurea
15. Interferon
16. Ipecac
17. Leuprolide (Lupron)
18. NSAIDs
  1. Niflumic acid
  2. Phenylbutazone
19. Penicillamine
20. Penicillin
21. Statin medications (e.g. Pravastatin)
22. Sulfonamides
References
1. Bannwarth (2002) Expert Opin Drug Saf 1:65
2. Dourmishev (1999) Adv Exp Med Biol 455:187

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