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