Torsadogenic risk of antipsychotics: combining adverse event reports with drug utilization data across Europe.

<h4>Background</h4>Antipsychotics (APs) have been associated with risk of torsade de Pointes (TdP). This has important public health implications. Therefore, (a) we exploited the public FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) to characterize their torsadogenic profile; (b) we collecte...

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Main Authors: Emanuel Raschi, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Brian Godman, Ariola Koci, Ugo Moretti, Marija Kalaba, Marion Bennie, Corrado Barbui, Bjorn Wettermark, Miriam Sturkenboom, Fabrizio De Ponti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24278396/?tool=EBI