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**This Medication list, was originally compiled by the Medical Advisory Board of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association. **
Please Note: All Medications have side effects and many not listed here can cause peripheral neuropathy. All drugs that are prescribed for you should be checked with your doctor and your pharmacist for the possible side effect of "peripheral neuropathy". Some of these drugs can be taken safely, but if you are aware that a drug has the possible side effect of peripheral neuropathy, and your doctor feels that there is no alternative available, then you can watch for worsening of your CMT symptoms and alert your doctor if they occur. Some people with CMT are also extremely sensitive to drugs that are not on this list. Drugs Marked with an asterisk (*) may be used with caution.
***The "Generic Name" for a drug is the name by which it is known in all countries in English.
***The "Trade Name" of a drug is the name by which it is commonly known in individual countries
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"GENERIC NAME" |
NORTH AMERICAN "TRADE NAME" |
AUSTRALIAN, EUROPEAN,and SOUTH AFRICAN "TRADE NAMES" |
USES for MEDICATION |
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Alcohol |
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Daily or Regular |
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Amiodarone HCL |
Cordarone |
Cordarex Cordarone X Corbianax |
Irregular Heart Beat, & Angina |
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Chloramphenicol |
Choromycetin, Diochloram, Chloroptic, Pentamycetin |
Chloramsaar N Chlorcol, Chlorocort, Chlormycetin, Chloramex Chlormycetin |
Very strong antibiotic used for eye infections and severe infections |
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Cis-platinum |
Cisplatin |
Cisplatyl |
Cancer |
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Diaminodiphenylsulkfone |
Avlosulfon, Dapsone |
DDS Disulone |
Skin Disease,leprosy, Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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Diphenylhydantoin -phenytoin |
Dilantin |
Diphantoine |
Seizures, neuropathic pain, migraines,some cases of irregular heart beat |
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Disulfiram |
Antabuse |
Etiltox(Italy) Antabus |
Treatment for Alcoholism |
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Doxorubicin HCL |
Adriamycin |
Adriblastin Adriblastina Adriblastine |
Some types of cancer |
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Ethionamide |
Trecator-SC, Ethmozine, |
Etiocidan Ethatyl |
Tuberculosis |
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Glutethimide |
Doriden |
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Sleeping pill |
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Gold |
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For rheumatoid arthritis |
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Hydralazine |
Apresoline, NovoHylazin, Hydrallazine, Nu-Hydral |
Hydrapres, Apresolina FM Apresolin |
Treatment of High Blood Pressure and Congestive Heart Failure |
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Isoniazid (INH) |
INH, Nydrazid |
Laniazid, Isotamine Nicozid(Italy) |
Treatment of Tuberculosis,some brain Tumors,Huntington's Chorea |
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*Lithium Carbonate may be used with caution |
Carbolith, Duralith, Lithane, Eskalith, Lithonate, Lithotabs, Lithizine |
Litarex, Lithicarb, Manialit, Maniprex |
Bipolar illness ,cluster headaches,alcohol withdrawal,anorexia,depression |
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Metronidazole |
Flagyl, Trikacide, Protostat, |
Metrazole, Metrogyl, Metrolyl, Metronide, Metrotop, Metrozine, Metryl, Metrizol, Metrolag, Metrozol |
Treatment for Trichomonas infections, vaginal yeast infections, severe generalized anaerobic infections |
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*Misonidazole |
Treatment for some cancer |
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Nitrofurantoin |
Furadantin, Macrobid, Macrodantin |
Nierofu, Nitrofurin G.W. |
Urinary tract & bladder infections |
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Nitrous Oxide (chronic repeated inhalation) |
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Anesthetic used by dentists & doctors |
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Paclitaxel |
Taxol |
Used most commonly to treat breast or ovarian cancers. Also used to treat other types of cancer |
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Penicillamine |
Cuprimine, Depen |
Pendramine, Cupripen |
Rheumatoid arthrits, chronic lead poisoning |
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Perhexiline maleate |
Pexid |
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Angina |
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Pyridoxine |
Vitamin B6` |
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Megadoses over 50mg/day |
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*Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's) may be used with caution |
prozac, paxil, luvox, zoloft etc. |
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Antidepressants of the SSRI variety |
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*Sertraline HCL |
*Zoloft |
serlain |
Antidepressant of the SSRI class **There have been Two Cases Reported of Excessive Blood Clotting occurring in people who have CMT with the use of this drug |
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Vincristine |
Oncovin, Vincasar pfs, vincrex |
vincrisul |
Cancer |
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Megadoses of Vitamin A (over 10 times the Recommended Daily Allowance) |
RDA for Adults: Males=1000µg Females=800 µg |
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Megadoses of Vitamin B6 (over 10 times the Recommended Daily Allowance) can cause peripheral neuropathy. |
RDA for Adults: Males=2.0mg Females=1.6mg |
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Megadoses of vitamin D (over 10 times the Recommended Daily Allowance) |
RDA for Adults: Males= 200 I.U. Females=200 I.U. |
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