Combined use of astemizole and ketoconazole resulting in torsade de pointes

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 144-146

  Tsai, Wei Chuan ^a   Tsai, Liang Miin ^a   Chen, Jyh Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

astemizole; drug interaction; ketoconazole; torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

ASTEMIZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASTEMIZOLE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; KETOCONAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 0030964429     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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