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Recent publications in the medical literature have cited increased mortality associated with erythromycin, azithromycin, and levofloxacin. In a search for a possible explanation for the increased number of deaths with these drugs
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).”
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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