Use of Drugs Associated with QT Interval Prolongation at the Hospital Level during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Colombia

Table 3

QT-prolonging drugs used in 355,574 patients in 21 hospital institutions, Colombia, January–December 2020.

Medications	Total patients ()	% within the QT group
Known risk	143292	40.3
Ondansetron	74017	20.2
Propofol	60475	17.1
Haloperidol	12659	3.4
Clarithromycin	11660	2.8
Ciprofloxacin	7102	2.1
Amiodarone	3784	1.0
Fluconazole	3375	0.9
Azithromycin	2120	0.6
Escitalopram	1934	0.5
Levomepromazine	1635	0.4
Methadone	850	0.2
Chloroquine	802	0.3
Erythromycin	740	0.2
Hydroxychloroquine	517	0.2
Sevoflurane	357	0.1
Domperidone	191	0.1
Terlipressin	187	0.1
Moxifloxacin	169	0.1
Oxaliplatin	166	0.0
Cilostazol	157	0.1
Levofloxacin	128	0.0
Donepezil	28	0.0
Arsenic trioxide	6	0.0
Possible risk	187042	52.6
Tramadol	163686	46.6
Oxytocin	30656	8.5
Dexmedetomidine	4552	0.8
Imipramine	962	0.3
Buprenorphine	934	0.3
Clozapine	735	0.2
Leuprolide	383	0.1
Lopinavir/ritonavir	265	0.1
Efavirenz	221	0.1
Lithium carbonate	210	0.1
5-fluorouracil	155	0.0
Tacrolimus	152	0.0
Bortezomib	147	0.0
Fingolimod	137	0.0
Norfloxacin	136	0.0
Capecitabine	132	0.0
Dasatinib	82	0.0
Tizanidine	57	0.0
Tolterodine	55	0.0
Nilotinib	53	0.0
Memantine	53	0.0
Degarelix	50	0.0
Aripiprazole	41	0.0
Venlafaxine	37	0.0
Mirtazapine	32	0.0
Tamoxifen	30	0.0
Primaquine	29	0.0
Bendamustine	29	0.0
Sorafenib	23	0.0
Pazopanib	22	0.0
Sunitinib	14	0.0
Crizotinib	12	0.0
Epirubicin	11	0.0
Dabrafenib	11	0.0
Osimertinib	10	0.0
Pasireotide	7	0.0
Mirabegron	7	0.0
Ribociclib	5	0.0
Bosutinib	3	0.0
Palonosetron	2	0.0
Paliperidone	1	0.0
Conditional risk	193528	54.4
Omeprazole	109947	26.0
Metoclopramide	54274	14.8
Furosemide	31598	9.0
Esomeprazole	20550	5.3
Piperacillin/tazobactam	18673	5.2
Metronidazole	14908	4.3
Hydrochlorothiazide	10696	2.9
Trazodone	10486	2.9
Diphenhydramine	9376	2.9
Quetiapine	7638	1.7
Sertraline	5460	1.5
Hydroxyzine	5413	1.5
Loperamide	3286	1.0
Amitriptyline	2425	0.7
Fluoxetine	2079	0.6
Risperidone	1357	0.4
Olanzapine	725	0.2
Amphotericin b	301	0.1
Amantadine	253	0.1
Pantoprazole	170	0.0
Lansoprazole	135	0.0
Voriconazole	120	0.0
Indapamide	81	0.0
Paroxetine	75	0.0
Atazanavir	59	0.0
Abiraterone	42	0.0
Ivabradine	37	0.0
Itraconazole	35	0.0
Posaconazole	33	0.0
Ketoconazole	29	0.0
Fluvoxamine	26	0.0
Atazanavir/ritonavir	26	0.0
Propafenone	18	0.0