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Background  Fenoverine is a spasmolytic drug that has been used to treat abdominal pain. Although sporadic case reports or case series of rhabdomyolysis associated with fenoverine have been published, there are no studies evaluating the incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of rhabdomyolysis associated with fenoverine prescription.    Methods  We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 22 patients admitted with rhabdomyolysis associated with fenoverine from January 1999 to December 2014, while excluding other well-known risk factors of rhabdomyolysis. This period was subdivided into two periods, January 1999–December 2007 and January 2008–December 2014. We analyzed the clinical and laboratory characteristics, and the prognosis of fenoverine associated with rhabdomyolysis for these times.    Results  The incidence of rhabdomyolysis associated with fenoverine was 0.27% during the total period (22/8257), 0.34% in the first period (18/5298), and 0.14% in the second period (4/2959) ( p  < 0.001). Rhabdomyolysis occurred in 19 liver cirrhosis (LC) patients (2.03%), whereas only 3 cases (0.04%) occurred in non-LC patients ( p  < 0.001). Drug duration, total dose, muscle enzymes, and clinical characteristics were not different between the LC and non-LC groups. Acute renal failure (ARF) occurred in 5 patients in the LC group and 2 patients in the non-LC group ( p  = 0.227). Severity of hepatic derangement according to the Child-Pugh classification was not different between the ARF group and non-ARF group ( p  = 0.227). Four patients died, having complications of oliguric ARF ( p  = 0.005) and underlying severe LC ( p  = 0.017). Higher serum lactate dehydrogenase, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and potassium levels but lower serum sodium levels were found in the group that died ( p  = 0.001).    Conclusions  Physicians should carefully prescribe fenoverine because it may cause rhabdomyolysis, especially in patients with LC.

bmc pharmacology and toxicology

The incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of rhabdomyolysis associated with fenoverine prescription: a retrospective study in South Korea (1999–2014)