Dear Doctor Letters regarding citalopram and escitalopram: guidelines vs real-world data
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DOI: 10.1007/s00406-022-01392-x
Abstract: Dear Doctor Letters (DDLs, Direct Healthcare Professional Communications) from 2011 provided guidance regarding QTc-prolonging effects with risk of torsade de pointes during treatment with citalopram and escitalopram. This study examines the DDLs’ effects on prescription… read more here.
Keywords: dear doctor; citalopram escitalopram; doctor letters; escitalopram ... See more keywords
Torsade de Pointes: How Much Do Psychotropics Really Contribute?
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DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.413
Abstract: Introduction Based on potential risk of torsade de pointes (TdeP; a rare arrhythmia), regulatory agencies have issue warning for two specific antidepressants. This has translated in clinic as a class effect in that every antidepressant… read more here.
Keywords: prolonging drugs; left ventricular; risk; ventricular dysfunction ... See more keywords
Use of QTc-prolonging medications among patients with lung cancer: implications for clinical trials and standard clinical care.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e20529
Abstract: e20529Background: Exclusion from cancer clinical trials is common for patients taking QTc-interval prolonging drugs. To estimate the potential impact on accrual, we determined the prevalence of QTc... read more here.
Keywords: prolonging medications; clinical trials; cancer; qtc prolonging ... See more keywords