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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Heads up to anyone with cardiac issues, especially long QT syndrome or other meds that prolong the QT internal: Ondansetron is so notorious for QT prolongation and cardiac arrhythmia problems that we have to perform an EKG before we're allowed to give you a second dose on our cardiac unit.

I have scary anecdotes that bias me against it lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

A relatively niche case, to be sure, but thank you for pointing it out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah, long QT syndrome is estimated around 1/2000 people. Relatively rare. I fully confess that I'm just traumatized by my personal experiences with patients taking the drug lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Thats why I'm doing this thread, its a labor of love and curiosity but I'm intrigued to hear everyone dish freely about such a mundanely "taboo" subject