Am J Cardiol. 2000 May 1;85(9):1151-3, A10.

Generic antiarrhythmics are not therapeutically equivalent for the treatment of tachyarrhythmias.

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The Electrophysiology Service, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University and The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.

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The consequences of antiarrhythmic drug formulation substitution were assessed by survey of 130 experts on arrhythmias. Fifty-four arrhythmia recurrences, 7 proarrhythmic events, and 3 deaths resulting from generic substitution are reported, thus raising serious concerns about both antiarrhythmic drug substitution and the adequacy of the generic drug approval process.

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