Key result
Aripiprazole use was associated with QTc prolongation in a geriatric patient.
Aripiprazole may be associated with QTc prolongation in geriatric patients.
May warrant QTc monitoring in geriatric aripiprazole use; leaves open confirmation in larger studies.
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [email protected] Department of Psychiatry/Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute Consultation-Liaison Service University of California San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA
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Hategan et al. (2014) studied this question. Aripiprazole use was associated with QTc prolongation in a geriatric patient.
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