In a single-blind randomized study, the efficacy and safety of intravenous propafenone (2
mg/kg body weight per 10 min) versus flecainidc (2 mg/kg per 10 min) were assessed in 50 …

Introduction Patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk for prescribing
errors and related adverse drug events (ADEs). An effective intervention to decrease this …

Abstract Background Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a considerable cause of inhospital
morbidity and mortality. Patient flow differs substantially for surgical and nonsurgical …

In a single-blind randomized study, the efficacy of intravenous flecainide (2 mg/kg/10
minutes) versus verapamil (10 mg/1 minute) was assessed in 40 patients with paroxysmal …

Objective To assess medical teams' ability to recognize adverse drug events (ADEs) in older
inpatients. Methods The study cohort comprised 250 patients aged 65 years or older …

Aim: This article reviews clinical studies on oral antiarrhythmic drugs in converting recent
onset atrial fibrillation. An oral loading dose of an antiarrhythmic drug for cardioversion of …

Background Older patients are at high risk for experiencing Adverse Drug Events (ADEs)
during hospitalization. To be able to reduce ADEs in these vulnerable patients, hospitals first …

Patients with infrequent attacks of supraventricular arrhythmia may benefit from self
administration of antiarrhythmic drugs on an 'as required'basis. The oral cavity is easily …

In daily practice, it is difficult to find a registered drug for children, because about 70% of the
drugs prescribed in children are not studied, off‐label or unlicensed in this age group …

Background: To improve medication safety effectively, one should systematically analyse
and assess the risks for medication errors and determine the possible causes. So far, no risk …