amiodarone
Sign in to saveAmiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication used to treat and prevent a number of types of cardiac dysrhythmias. This includes ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, and wide complex tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Evidence of benefit for cardiac arrest is poor. It can be given by mouth, intravenously, or intraosseously. When used by mouth, it can take a few weeks for effects to begin.
Key facts
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- changed
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 464394155
- Drug.image
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- Drug.image_class
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- Drug.image2
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- Drug.image_class2
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- Drug.pronounce
- or
- Drug.tradename
- Cordarone, Nexterone, Pacerone, others
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a687009
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Amiodarone
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- C
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- By mouth, intravenous, intraosseous
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- C01
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- BD01
- Drug.legal_AU
- S4
- Drug.legal_CA
- Rx-only
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
- Drug.bioavailability
- 20–55%
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21 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Cardiac arrest
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Atrial fibrillation
- Contraindications
- Side effects
- Lung
- Thyroid
- Eye
- Liver
- Skin
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Other
- Drug-drug interactions
- Metabolism
- Excretion
- Pharmacology
- History
- Name
- Dosing
- References
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