Erythromycin induced Torsade de Pointes in a Methadone maintenance patient:case report

Objective: This case report highlights the risk of Torsade de Pointes (TdP), a life threatening cardiac arrhythmia in a heroin dependent patient receiving methadone substitution therapy who was prescribed erythromycin for upper respiratory tract infection. Method: We report a case of a 35-year-old M...

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Main Authors:	Robson, Noor Zurani, Habil, M.H.
Format:	Article
Language:	en
Published:	ASEAN Federation of Psychiatry and Mental Health (AFPMH) 2010
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/2713/1/ERYTHROMYCIN_INDUCED-ASEAN_Journal_of_Psychiatry-Vol_11_%281%29-Jan_June_2010.pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/2713/ http://www.aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org/index.php/aseanjournalofpsychiatry/article/viewFile/49/40
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