Stay Alert for Heart Patients Getting Lamotrigine

June 2021

You'll see a new FDA warning about the risk of serious heart rhythm problems with lamotrigine (Lamictal).

Labeling now cautions that lamotrigine could cause arrhythmias in patients with certain underlying heart disorders.

But don't expect most patients on lamotrigine to change therapy.

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