Ondansetron induced fatal ventricular tachycardia

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 186-187

  Chandrakala, R ^a   Vijayashankara, C ^a   Kumar, K ^a   Sarala, N ^a  

^a SRI DEVARAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ondansetron; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ONDANSETRON; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALAISE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 53849121969     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.43168     Document Type: Article

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