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In the last 9 months, over 153,000 unique visitors from 174 countries have accessed the CredibleMeds® website. This represents a 29 increase and 48% of visitors are from outside the U.S.
Using the list of QT prolonging drugs from the CredibleMeds website and patient information in the electronic health records, the CDSS automatically generated a risk score for QT prolongation and issued alerts to pharmacists (high risk or moderate…
Nelfinavir (Viracept®) and Ivabradine (Procoralan®, Coralan®, Corlentor®, Coraxan®, Ivabid®, Bradia®) have been added to the list of medicines with Conditional Risk of Torsades de Pointes (TdP).
Azithromycin has been associated with increased risk of death(1) and since June 2012 has been on the CredibleMeds list of QT-prolonging drugs that have “Known Risk of Torsades de Pointes (TdP).”
Research at AZCERT has documented the greater sensitivity of women to the effects of medicines that have effects on the heart and prolong the QT interval on the ECG, the influence of their menstrual cycle and the corresponding increase in…
Text for citing the use of the QTdrugs List or the CredibleMeds.org website:
Woosley RL, Heise CW, Gallo T, Woosley RD, Lambson J. and Romero KA, www.CredibleMeds.org, QTdrugs List, [Accession Date], AZCERT, 1457 E. Desert Garden Dr., Tucson, AZ 85718
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