Drug-induced torsades de pointes in an underserved urban population. Methadone: is there therapeutic equipoise?
Romero J, Baldinger SH, Goodman-Meza D, Engstrom K, Valencia CR, Golive A, Medrano F, Rangasamy S, Makkiya M, Fisher JD, Gross J, Krumerman A, Kim S, Garcia MJ, Di Biase L, Ferrick KJ.
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BACKGROUND: Although it has been well established that methadone use can result in prolonged QTc/torsades de pointes (TdP) and has been labeled as one of the main drugs that cause TdP, it is still prescribed indiscriminately, and several cases o …
BACKGROUND: Although it has been well established that methadone use can result in prolonged QTc/torsades de …