Older patients who are receiving a calcium-channel blocker at increased risk of hospital admission for hypotension or shock if they take erythromycin or clarithromycin concomitantly, says study.
Sanofi-aventis and Health Canada are notifying healthcare professionals about the potential for serious liver injury with Multaq (dronedarone), including rare cases of hepatic failure.
With the aid of coronary CT angiography (cCTA), researchers may have found a better way to identify heart disease in African-Americans and in certain obese individuals.