Drug-induced tremor

Drug-induced tremor (DIT) is a term used to describe tremors that develop or increase in severity due various medications administration. As multiple drugs are associated with DIT it quite common clinical practice and medication dose frequently severity. commonly prescribed such as amiodarone, antidepressants, β-agonists, cyclosporine, lithium, tacrolimus valproic acid. mechanisms include dopamine receptors block, gamma-aminobutyric acid depletion, cholinergic deficiency. risk factors older age, female sex, longer administration of or/and their higher doses, history the patient and/or relatives, excessive caffeine intake. It necessary establish causal relationship between use potential inducer drug development/intensification diagnose DIT. If detected, should be discontinued its reduced. To decrease risk, recommended avoid prescribing which most