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Title: Clenbuterol

Category: Toxicology

Keywords: anabolic, bodybuilding, weightlifting, beta agonist, myocardial infarction (PubMed Search)

Posted: 2/7/2013 by Ellen Lemkin, MD, PharmD

  • Found as adulterant in street drugs

  • Used in bodybuilding and for weight loss

  • Long acting beta-2 agonist

  • Has specific anabolic activity and increases lipolysis

  • Toxicity presents with tachycardia, palpitations, tremor, and myocardial ischemia


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