Sudden cardiac death and ventricular arrhythmias associated with domperidone: Evidence supporting health canada's warning

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 311-312

  Kanji, Salmaan ^a   Stevenson, Alyssa ^a   Hutton, Brian ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; DOMPERIDONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ONDANSETRON; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

CANADA; DRUG INFORMATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; QT PROLONGATION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

EID: 84928950977     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: 19202903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.v67i4.1378     Document Type: Letter

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