Azcert Inc Apps

Lists of drugs that prolong the QT interval & increase risk ofheart arrhythmia

This CredibleMeds Mobile App supports the CredibleMeds.org websitewhich maintains and posts lists of drugs in categories that reflecttheir ability to prolong the QT interval on the electrocardiogramand/or cause the life-threatening heart arrhythmia, torsades depointes (TdP). The CredibleMeds Mobile App was developed forpatients, especially those with Congenital Long QT Syndrome(cLQTS), healthcare professionals and research scientists in orderto provide them with ready access to the most up-to-date version ofthe CredibleMeds lists of drugs. For healthcare professionals andresearch scientists, the QTdrugs Lists can be used to identifywhich drugs can cause QT prolongation or TdP. The App also providesbackground information on the categories of drug risk and explainsthe relationship between QT prolongation and TdP. For patients withCongenital Long QT Syndrome, the drugs and risk categories aredescribed and designated separately as the list of Drugs to Avoidin cLQTS.