Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. More than 200 symptoms have been identified with impacts on multiple organ systems. At least 65 million individuals worldwide are estimated to have...
For example, more than 50 medicines could lead to the problem (such as antihistamines, decongestants, diuretics, antibiotics, antidepressants, and cholesterol-lowering drugs). These medicines might also cause symptoms in people who have a genetic basis for LQTS but whose disorder had been “silent...
Patients with significant adverse events were to be withdrawn from the study at the discretion of the investigator. All hypnotics or treatments used to induce sleep (herbals, antihistamines, alcohol) were not allowed during the study. Use of hypnotic drugs for up to two times per week at any ...
beneficial in the long term. Improved clinician education and awareness of the proarrhythmic potential of noncardiac drugs alone is probably not sufficient in preventing adverse outcomes, and computer-assisted strategies can offer another level of safeguarding. Electronic prescribing allows for ...