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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