Abuse of antiparkinsonism drugs. Feigning of extrapyramidal symptoms to obtain trihexyphenidyl
- 2 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 239 (22), 2365-2366
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.239.22.2365
Abstract
The abuse potential of antiparkinsonism medications may be unrecognized. The deliberate abuse of these drugs may be considerably more widespread than was hitherto believed. Patients may feign extrapyramidal symptoms to obtain antiparkinsonism agents. Physicians should exercise greater caution when prescribing these drugs.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Psychotoxic Effects of Benzhexol Hydrochloride (Artane)The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1967
- PSYCHIATRIC MANIFESTATIONS OF ARTANE TOXICITY Case Report Illustrating the Effect of Trihexyphenidyl on Affective State and Personality functioningJournal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 1960