Which of the following medications carries the highest risk of QTc prolongation and, therefore, the need to monitor cardiac side effects most carefully?
1. Thioridazine (Mellaril)
2. Risperidone (Risperdal)
3. Quetiapine (Seroquel)
4. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
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Rationale: Thioridazine has an FDA black box warning to call attention to the risk of QTc prolongation. The other antipsychotics listed do not carry this warning.
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