MEDICATIONSTHATCANCAUSEPERIPHERALNEUROPATHY NAMEOFMEDICATION COMMONBRANDNAMES USEDTOTREAT Amiodarone Cordarone,Nexterone,Pacerone Abnormalheartrhythm Bortezombid Velcade Bonemarrowcancer Carbolplatin Cancer Chloramphenicol Econochlor,Chloromycetin Seriousbacterialinfections Chloroquine Malaria,autoimmunedisorders Cisplatin PlatinolͲAQ,Platinol Cancer Colchicine Colcrys Gout Cytarabine Depocyt Cancer Dapsone Aczone Leprosy,skindiseases Didanosine Videx HIVinfection Disulfiram Antabuse Alcoholaddition Docetaxel Taxotere,Docefrez Cancer Etanercept Infliximab,Golimumab Rheumatoidarthritis Ethambutol Myambutol Tuberculosis Fluoroquinolones(classofantibiotics) Quinolone Bacterialinfections Gold Rheumatoidarthritis Hydralazine Vasodilator Highbloodpressure Hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil Malaria,autoimmunedisorders Infliximab Remicade Bonemarrowcancer Isoniazid(antibiotic) Tuberculosis Leflunomide Arava Rheumatoidarthritisandpsoriasis Lenalidomide Revlimid Bonemarrowcancer Metronidazole Flagyl,Metrogel,Noritate,MetroCream, Bacterialinfections,symptomsof Rosadan,andMetroLotion rosacea Misonidazole Cancer(usedinradiationtreatment) Nitrofurantoin Macrobid,Furadantin,Macrodantin Urinarytractinfection Oxaliplatin Eloxatin Cancer Paclitaxel Abraxane Cancer Phenytoin Dilantin,DilantinͲ125,Phenytek Seizures Procainamide Matulane Abnormalheartrhythm Procarbazine Matulane Cancer Pyridoxine(vitaminB6) VitaminB6deficiency(orasadietary supplementcanleadtoB6toxicity) Statins:  LowerCholesterol Atorvastatin Lipitor Pitavastatin Livalo Lovastatin MevacororAltocor Simvastatin Zocor Pravastatin Pravachol Fluvastatin Lescol Rosuvastatin Crestor Stavudine Zerit HIVinfection Suramin Kaposi’ssarcoma Thalidomide Thalomid Multiplemyeloma,discoidlupus erythematous Vinblastine Cancer Vincristine Marqibo Cancer Zalcitabine Hivid HIVinfection