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I have been prescribed ampicillin 500mg. can i safely take this with a prolonged qt? will it cause further qt prolongation?
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Ampicillin: Ampicillin is not likely to prolong the QT.
Answered 3/2/2016
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Will not prolong: There is no evidence suggesting that ampicillin prolongs the QT interval.
Answered 3/13/2016
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