Pindolol-induced tremor
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- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 56 (655), 346-347
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.56.655.346
Abstract
Summary: Five patients were treated with pindolol for various indications. The patients called attention to the appearance of fine tremors in their extremities 6-72 hr after starting treatment with the drug. The tremors disappeared 24-72 hr after stopping the drug. Beta-adrenoceptor-blockers are known to suppress different types of tremor and the paradoxical appearance of tremors during pindolol treatment is attributed to its powerful partial agonist activity. To the best of the authors’ knowledge this side effect has not been previously described in the literature.Keywords
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