The reason for the variability in Q-T intervals among patients treated with methadone is not completely clear. Ehret and associates [10] believed that some other factors might have contributing roles, ...
In the past decade, the single most common cause of the withdrawal or restriction of the use of drugs that have already been marketed has been the prolongation of the QT interval associated with ...
A baseline ECG measurement, personal and family history of syncope, and a complete medication history should be obtained before starting a patient on methadone. Given the increasing reports of Q-T ...