Incidence rate of adverse drug reactions during long-term follow-up of patients newly treated with amiodarone.

The aim of this observational prospective study was to assess the incidence rate and the characteristics of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) induced by amiodarone during the long-term follow-up of 98 French patients. Inclusions were performed between March 1994 and April 1997. Eligible patients were consecutive outpatients for whom amiodarone was initiated for the first time.

[Muscular pain and hypolipidaemic drugs: a cross-sectional study in cardiological outpatient practice].

Objective: The present study investigates the frequency of reports of muscular pain in cardiological outpatients.

Methods: During 2003, 510 outpatients were included in this descriptive cross-sectional study.

Results: Of these, 49 (9.