Why the study?
What are the recommended cardiac safety and QTc screening protocols for patients prescribed methadone?
Population
Patients prescribed methadone
Design
Guideline
Authors
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May warrant routine ECG screening for all methadone patients; extends prior safety alerts into formal clinical guidelines.
What are the recommended cardiac safety and QTc screening protocols for patients prescribed methadone?
This guideline establishes a standardized ECG screening and monitoring protocol to mitigate the risk of QTc prolongation and arrhythmias in patients receiving methadone.
Mori J. Krantz (2009) conducted a review in Patients prescribed methadone. QTc interval screening was evaluated. An expert panel recommends pretreatment and follow-up electrocardiogram screening for all patients prescribed methadone to monitor QTc interval and mitigate arrhythmia risk.
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