Fatal cardiotoxicity related to halofantrine: a review based on a worldwide safety data base
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Halofantrine (HF) was considered an effective and safe treatment for multi-drug resistant falciparum malaria until 1993, when the first case of drug-associated death was reported. Since then, numerous studies have confirmed cardiac a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/289 |