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| Year : 2016 | Volume
: 48
| Issue : 5 | Page : 604-605 |
Eperisone hydrochloride-induced maculopapular rash
Namrata Balaraddiyavar, Aruna Bhushan, Basavaraj C Kotinatot, Gouramma Huggi
Department of Pharmacology, BIMS, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Aruna Bhushan
Department of Pharmacology, BIMS, Belgaum, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.190765
Here, we report a case of a 30-year-old male who was prescribed eperisone hydrochloride for body pain and loose stools after which he developed severe maculopapular rash. Eperisone hydrochloride is an analgesic and antispastic drug used for spastic diseases such as spastic paralysis in cerebrovascular diseases, cervical spondylosis, and periarthritis. The drug is marketed in most of the Asian countries including India, but it is not licensed. Studies show the history of hypersensitivity in other countries, but this is the first reported case in India.
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