Drugs That May Cause Dystonia

Drugs belonging to a class called "dopamine receptor blocking agents" (DRBAs) can cause dystonia. The following is a list of such drugs that can cause dystonia.

Generic	(Trade Names)
Acetophenazine	(Tindal®)
Amoxapine	(Asendin®)
Chlorpromazine	(Thorazine®)
Fluphenazine	(Permitil®, Prolixin®)
Haloperidol	(Haldol®)
Loxapine	(Loxitane®, Daxolin®)
Mesoridazine	(Serentil®)
Metaclopramide	(Reglan®)
Molindone	(Lindone®, Moban®)
Perphenazine	(Trilafon® or Triavil®)
Piperacetazine	(Quide®)
Prochlorperazine	(Compazine®, Combid®)
Promazine	(Sparine®)
Promethazine	(Phenergan®)
Thiethylperazine	(Torecan®)
Thioridazine	(Mellaril®)
Thiothixene	(Navane®)
Trifluoperazine	(Stelazine®)
Triflupromazine	(Vesprin®)
Trimeprazine	(Temaril®)

	Dystonia-plus Syndromes