Tetraparesis associated with colchicine is probably due to inhibition by verapamil of the P-glycoprotein efflux pump in the blood-brain barrier

BMJ. 2005 Sep 17;331(7517):613. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38568.639688.F7. Epub 2005 Sep 7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / metabolism*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biological Transport
  • Blood-Brain Barrier / drug effects*
  • Colchicine / adverse effects*
  • Colchicine / blood
  • Colchicine / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Quadriplegia / chemically induced*
  • Verapamil / adverse effects*

Substances

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1
  • Verapamil
  • Colchicine