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OSTUZZI G

Last name: OSTUZZI G

2018 (v1)

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Factors associated with first- versus second generation long-acting antipsychotics prescribed un-der ordinary clinical practice in Italy.

Ostuzzi G Mazzi MA Terlizzi S

Background For many years, long-acting intramuscular (LAI) antipsychotics have been prescribed predominantly to chronic and severe patients, as a last resort when other treatments failed. Recently, a broader and earlier use of LAIs, particularly second-generation LAIs, has been emphasized. To date, few studies attempted to frame how this change...

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2017 (v1)

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Combinations of QT-prolonging drugs: towards disentangling pharmacokinetic and pharmaco-dynamic effects in their potentially additive nature.

Meid AD Bighelli I Machler S

Background: Whether arrhythmia risks will increase if drugs with electrocardiographic (ECG) QT-prolonging properties are combined is generally supposed but not well studied. Based on available evidence, the Arizona Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (AZCERT) classification defines the risk of QT prolongation for exposure to...

Uploaded on: April 14, 2023