Clarithromycin, QTc interval prolongation and torsades de pointes: the need to study case reports

BACKGROUND: The manufacturers of clarithromycin sought a drug similar in efficacy to erythromycin but with a superior side-effect profile. They generally achieved this outcome, but postmarketing findings identified a series of reports linking clarithromycin to QTc interval prolongation and torsades...

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Main Authors: Vieweg, W. Victor R., Hancox, Jules C., Hasnain, Mehrul, Koneru, Jayanthi N., Gysel, Michael, Baranchuk, Adrian
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publications 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4040724/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25165548
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2049936113497203
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