Incorporation of Pharmacist in Conducting Medication Reviews for Identification of Risk of QT Prolongation: A Neglecting Latent Approach in Cardiology
Sudden cardiac arrest correlates with QT-interval prolongation and torsade de points (TdP). Several medicines frequently used in geriatric aged care populations can cause QT prolongation. Major predisposing factors and QT-prolonging medications enhance QT interval prolongation incidence in medical...
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Sudden cardiac arrest correlates with QT-interval prolongation and torsade de points (TdP). Several medicines frequently used in geriatric aged care populations can cause QT prolongation. Major predisposing factors and QT-prolonging medications enhance QT interval prolongation incidence in medical inpatients. Pharmacists can help ensure safe drug therapy and in-hospital patient safety by paying attention to QT prolongation and extra risk factors for prolonged QT intervals during medication reconciliation. We recommend pharmacists improve knowledge and awareness of corrected QT prolongation (QTc) when conducting drug reviews. Implementation of Pharmacist-driven QTc monitoring is required to lower the risk of QTc prolongation.
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| spelling | doaj.art-433ab77629454789888bb07d67edbbc92022-12-22T04:07:21ZengResearch Center for Rational Use of Drugs (RCRUD)Journal of Pharmaceutical Care2322-46302322-45092022-10-0110310.18502/jpc.v10i3.10798Incorporation of Pharmacist in Conducting Medication Reviews for Identification of Risk of QT Prolongation: A Neglecting Latent Approach in CardiologyAhmad Ullah Hamza0Kashif Rizvi1Kashif Ali2National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Sudden cardiac arrest correlates with QT-interval prolongation and torsade de points (TdP). Several medicines frequently used in geriatric aged care populations can cause QT prolongation. Major predisposing factors and QT-prolonging medications enhance QT interval prolongation incidence in medical inpatients. Pharmacists can help ensure safe drug therapy and in-hospital patient safety by paying attention to QT prolongation and extra risk factors for prolonged QT intervals during medication reconciliation. We recommend pharmacists improve knowledge and awareness of corrected QT prolongation (QTc) when conducting drug reviews. Implementation of Pharmacist-driven QTc monitoring is required to lower the risk of QTc prolongation. https://jpc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jpc/article/view/482QT Interval ProlongationDrug-Drug InteractionPharmacists; Cardiology |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Ullah Hamza Kashif Rizvi Kashif Ali Incorporation of Pharmacist in Conducting Medication Reviews for Identification of Risk of QT Prolongation: A Neglecting Latent Approach in Cardiology Journal of Pharmaceutical Care QT Interval Prolongation Drug-Drug Interaction Pharmacists; Cardiology |
| title | Incorporation of Pharmacist in Conducting Medication Reviews for Identification of Risk of QT Prolongation: A Neglecting Latent Approach in Cardiology |
| title_full | Incorporation of Pharmacist in Conducting Medication Reviews for Identification of Risk of QT Prolongation: A Neglecting Latent Approach in Cardiology |
| title_fullStr | Incorporation of Pharmacist in Conducting Medication Reviews for Identification of Risk of QT Prolongation: A Neglecting Latent Approach in Cardiology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incorporation of Pharmacist in Conducting Medication Reviews for Identification of Risk of QT Prolongation: A Neglecting Latent Approach in Cardiology |
| title_short | Incorporation of Pharmacist in Conducting Medication Reviews for Identification of Risk of QT Prolongation: A Neglecting Latent Approach in Cardiology |
| title_sort | incorporation of pharmacist in conducting medication reviews for identification of risk of qt prolongation a neglecting latent approach in cardiology |
| topic | QT Interval Prolongation Drug-Drug Interaction Pharmacists; Cardiology |
| url | https://jpc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jpc/article/view/482 |
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