Drug points: Peripheral neuropathy with bezafibrate

The following investigations and tests gave normal results: chest radiography: assays of serum urea, electrolytes, glucose, vitamin B-12, and folate concentrations; iron studies; liver and thyroid function tests; syphilis serology; assays of nuclear antibodies and rheumatoid factor; Coombs' test; protein electrophoresis; and full blood count. New Zealand monitoring programme (three reports), British Committee on Safety of Medicines (five), Boehringer Mannheim drug safety department (17); Data from the World Health Organisation list four cases of neuropathy and 13 of paraesthesiae.