Why the study?
Does oral erythromycin with concomitant carbimazole cause torsades de pointes?
Does oral erythromycin with concomitant carbimazole cause torsades de pointes?
Highlights a novel and potentially dangerous drug interaction between oral erythromycin and carbimazole leading to torsades de pointes.
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Clinicians should consider ECG monitoring with erythromycin-carbimazole coadministration; this case report leaves open confirmation of causality.
Tat W. Koh (2001) studied this question.
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