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| Active Ingredient | AMIODARONE |
| Therapeutic Class | ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS |
| Indications | Effective for the treatment of life-threatening recurrent ventricular fibrillation and tachycardia that has been unresponsive to other antiarrhythmic agents. It is also effective for recurrent and/or More ... |
| Caution | Severe toxicity , exacerbation of arrhythmias, bradycardia, hypotension, congestive heart failure, cardiac arrest, pulmonary toxicity , hepatotoxicity, hypo- or hyperthyroidism, nausea, vomiting,con More ... |
| Dose Range | Adult: 200mg 3 times a day for 1 week, then 200mg twice daily for 1 week, then a usual maintenance dose of 200mg or less daily . Pediatric: loading dose of 10-20 mg/kg daily (or 500 mg/m2 daily ) for 7 to 10 days, followed by the lowest possible |
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| Pregnancy | Amiodarone may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. IV amioda More ... |
| Breast Feeding | Amiodarone is distributed in breastmilk and is not recommended for lactating wom More ... |