29th February 2024

A 47-year-old female of Afro-Caribbean descent has a history of depression, hypertension and polymyalgia rheumatica.

A 47-year-old female of Afro-Caribbean descent has a history of depression, hypertension and polymyalgia rheumatica. The dose for one of her medications was recently titrated up by her GP and appears to be working well. She attends an appointment with her GP complaining of a tremor that seems to be there all the time. This has been ongoing since their last appointment 3 weeks ago and has not settled since.

Which one of the patient’s medications is the most likely cause of this tremor?