Changes to QTdrugs Lists - February 2016

Osimertinib, cyamemazine and lenvatinib added to Possible Risk List

Changes to QTdrugs Lists - Nov/Dec 2015

The safe use of the CredibleMeds® lists of QT-prolonging medications requires awareness of any changes that are made to the lists. Here are the changes made in November and December 2015.

Medication Autopilots*

Prescription medicines cause an estimated 100,000 deaths each year in the US—the fourth leading cause of preventable death. One might ask, since the pharmaceutical industry is required to spend billions of research dollars to generate scientific information on new drugs, how could such harm still occur?

TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY: MEDICAL-DECISION SUPPORT "AUTOPILOT"

An innovative and novel concept was described in a recent Commentary in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, calling for the development and implementation of a potentially transformative medical-decision support technology described as “medication autopilots” by the authors.

QTdrugs Lists Revised - Gatifloxacin, Quetiapine & Ziprasidone

Ceritinib (Zykadia®) added to Possible TdP Risk List

Update to QTdrugs Lists

Changes to CredibleMeds Lists

The safe use of the CredibleMeds® lists of QT-prolonging medications requires being aware of any changes that are mede to the lists. Therefore, we wish to inform you of the following changes.

Changes to CredibleMeds® Drug Lists

Changes made to classification of some antidepressants

Changes Made to CredibleMeds® Lists

Donepezil and cilostazol added to the list of of drugs with Known Risk of TdP. Torsemide added to the list of drugs with Conditional Risk of TdP. Atomoxetine added to the list of drugs with Possible Risk of TdP.

Changes Made to CredibleMeds Lists

Fosphenytoin removed from two lists, Ciprofloxacin and Fluconazole moved to Known Risk of TdP list, and Propofol added to the list of drugs with Known Risk of TdP.