Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2001 Jan 6;322(7277):46-7.

Risk of torsades de pointes with non-cardiac drugs. Prolongation of QT interval is probably a class effect of fluoroquinolones

P B Iannini, S Doddamani, E Byazrova, I Curciumaru, H Kramer
Comment

Risk of torsades de pointes with non-cardiac drugs. Prolongation of QT interval is probably a class effect of fluoroquinolones

P B Iannini et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

References

    1. Yap YG, Camm J. Risk of torsades de pointes with non-cardiac drugs. BMJ. 2000;320:1158–1159. . (29 April.) - PMC - PubMed
    1. Samaha FF. QTc interval prolongation and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in association with levofloxacin. Am J Med. 1999;107:528–529. - PubMed
    1. Adamantidis MM, Dumotier BM, Caron JF, Bordet R. Sparfloxacin but not levofloxacin or ofloxacin prolongs cardiac repolarization in rabbit Purkinje fibers. Fundam Clin Pharmacol. 1998;12:70–76. - PubMed
    1. Yap YG, Camm J. Risk of torsades de pointes with non-cardiac drugs. BMJ. 2000;320:1158–1159. . (29 April.) - PMC - PubMed
    1. Grapefruit juice interactions. Pharmacy.net. (Provided by L Bryant 14 November 1997.) www.pharmacy.net.nz/druginfo/article.cfm?ID=109 (accessed 14 Dec 2000).

MeSH terms