Use of Arotinolol Pharmacotherapy to Treat Drug-induced Tremor: A Report of Three Cases.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of the present study is to demonstrate the effect of arotinolol on drug-induced tremor in psychiatric patients.

METHODS:

This is a case study of three psychiatric patients with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) diagnosis of major depressive disorder who were treated in inpatient or outpatient psychiatric settings with antidepressant or antipsychotics. Patients developed tremor. Arotinolol was started to treat the tremor.

RESULTS:

Drug-induced tremor almost resolved completely. No adverse effects were observed.

CONCLUSION:

We have presented a case series of drug-induced tremors that responded well to treatment with arotinolol, which appears to be a safe and well-tolerated drug in the dose ranges used. The possible utility of arotinolol to treat drug-induced tremor deserves attention and further investigation.

• Authors: D B Lee, Y S Woo, W M Bahk
• Journal: Pharmacopsychiatry (Pharmacopsychiatry) Vol. 48 Issue 4-5 Pg. 176-8 (Jul 2015) ISSN: 1439-0795 [Electronic] Germany
• PMID: 25970026 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Letter)
• Copyright: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

Chemical References

• Antidepressive Agents
• Antipsychotic Agents
• Propanolamines
• arotinolol

Topics

• Aged
• Antidepressive Agents (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Antipsychotic Agents (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Depressive Disorder, Major (drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Propanolamines (therapeutic use)
• Tremor (chemically induced, drug therapy)