Acute Medicine | Cough 03 knowledge A for GPs
Drug-induced Hoarseness and Stridor
Session Overview
Description
This session explores the causes of drug-induced hoarseness and stridor.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- List the drugs that commonly cause hoarseness and stridor
Hoarseness is defined as an abnormality in quality of voice.
Prescription and non-prescription drugs cause a range of side effects, including hoarseness and stridor, that need to be considered when patients present with new symptoms. It is all too easy to forget that such symptoms may be related to their medication, although other more serious causes must also be considered.
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