Drug Safety
- LAST REVIEWED: April 16, 2012 / Posted: October 01, 2010
- QT Registry
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The Registry for Drug-Induced Arrhythmias, collects information on drug-induced prolongation or elongation of the QT interval. Clinicians can enter data on patients suspected of having QT prolongation, arrythmias, or cardiac arrest due to a drug or drug combination. Information collected through the registry is applied to prevent future cases.
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- LAST REVIEWED: April 16, 2012 / Posted: October 01, 2010
- Clinically Important Drug Interactions Web Tool
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This Web page contains tables that describe potential management strategies for 16 drug-drug interactions, including the effects (e.g., pharmacokinetic, pharmacokinetic, clinical) and mechanisms of potential drug-drug interaction, the propensity for related drugs to interact, and options for clinical management. The tables can serve as an educational tool; it is not to be a guide for medical practice.
- CERT: University of Arizona
- LAST REVIEWED: April 16, 2012 / Posted: October 01, 2010
- QT Drug Lists by Risk Group
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This Web page includes 4 drug lists grouped by their relative risk of inducing Torsades de Pointes or prolonged QT; a searchable database of drugs by brand and generic names; and a list of links to PubMed for literature searches of listed drugs. These lists are updated quarterly.
- CERT: University of Arizona
- LAST REVIEWED: April 16, 2012 / Posted: October 01, 2010
- Overview of Long QT Syndrome and Torsades de Pointes
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This overview explains the long QT syndrome and its associated life-threatening arrhythmia, torsades de pointes. Because this syndrome can occur as a life-threatening side-effect of so many medications, the overview has been written for all physicians and health-care providers who must be able to recognize and manage it.
- CERT: University of Arizona
- LAST REVIEWED: April 16, 2012 / Posted: October 01, 2010
- Causal Diagram of Conditions Leading to Adverse Drug Events in Outpatient Settings
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This interactive Web page shows the complex network of causes for adverse drug events from the patient's perspective. It includes evidence summaries and can be used as a tool for education or research.
An article describing this diagram was published in the September 2006 issue of Patient Counseling and Health Education. Read the abstract.
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