| Drugs That May Provoke Life-threatening Arrhythmias
in LQTS* |
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Antiarrhythmics
Amiodarone, Disopyramide,
Dofetilide, Ibutilide, Procainamide, Quinidine,
Sotalol
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Antimicrobial
&Antifungals
Amantadine (Symmetrel),
Azithromycin, Chloroquine, Clarithromycin
(Biaxin), Clindamycin (Cleocin)**,
Erythromycin, Gatifloxacin, Halofantrine,
Itraconazole, Moxifloxacin
(Avelox), Pentamidine (NebuPent), Sparfloxacin
(Zagam), Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
(Bactrim, Septra)
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Psychotropics
Dolasetron (Anzemet), Doxepin
(Sinequan), Haloperidol (Haldol),
Levacetylmethadol (Orlaam),
Mesoridazine (Serentil), Phenothiazines,
Risperidone (Risperdal),
Thiothixene (Navane), Thioridazine (Mellaril),
Thorazine, Tricyclics,
Ziprasidone (Geodon)
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Others
Albuterol (Proventil), Bepridil
(Vascor), Diuretics (water pills), Epinephrine (Adrenaline),
Felbamate (Felbatrol), Ketanserin, Methadone, Pimozide (Orap) |
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* Some drugs are unsafe only when used in combination with other drugs.
** Based on limited data from case reports. |