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amiodarone

NOUN
  1. an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective

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  • Excessive use of iodine-containing drugs, for example cough medicines or amiodarone, which is used for the treatment of heart problems Undefined
  • The FDA warns that concomitant administration of amiodarone or other CYP2C9 inhibitors (eg, fluconazole) with carvedilol may enhance the beta-blocking properties of carvedilol and lead to further slowing of the heart rate or cardiac conduction. TheHeart.org
  • Be sure to mention any of the following: amiodarone (Cordarone); antifungals such as fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), and ketoconazole (Nizoral); clarithromycin (Biaxin); cyclosporine Blogpulse Top Links
  • An intravenous bolus of amiodarone 300 mg should be considered when the patient has ventricular fibrillation or when pulseless ventricular tachycardia does not respond to three shocks.
  • White suggested another dose of amiodarone, 150 milligrams more than is recommended for a second dose. Dozens of people perform CPR to save heart attack victim
  • Conclusion The amiodarone is an effective drug to treat the patient with tachyarrhythmia.
  • A common treatment for atrial fibrillation includes an older, generic drug called amiodarone, but it is associated with side effects such as damage to the lung and liver, and muscle weakness. Sanofi to Resubmit Heart Drug
  • High doses of statins have been known to cause muscle damage for some time, and the risk of muscle pain and rhabdomyolysis is increased considerably when simvastatin in particular is taken with some other drugs such as amiodarone (Cordarone and generic), cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune and generic), danazol (Danocrine and generic), gemfibrozil (Lopid and generic), verapamil (Calan, Covera and generic) and diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor and generic)—which the FDA reminded consumers and doctors again as well. Muscle pain from taking Zocor or another statin? Check your dose
  • ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous amiodarone versus propafenone for immediate cardioversion of re cent-onset atrial fibrillation.
  • At 19, I was put on a new drug called amiodarone, which stopped the attacks and didn't make me moody. Home | Mail Online
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