title: Drug-related dizziness.
abstract: Various causes of drug-related dizziness are reviewed. Several medical agents, such as antianxiety drugs, tricyclic antidepressants, antihypertensive drugs, antituberculous drugs, polypeptide antibiotics, local anaesthetics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are known to produce dizziness as a side effect.
authors.affiliation: Office of Occupational Medicine, Helsingborg Municipality, Sweden.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wennmo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wennmo
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004244:Dizziness / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents