Amiodarone is used to treat life-threatening heart rhythm problems called ventricular arrhythmias . This medicine is used in patients who have already been treated with other medicines that did not work well.
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Read moreWhy would a patient need amiodarone?
Amiodarone (Cordarone) is used to treat and prevent an irregular heartbeat . It slows down nerve activity in the heart and relaxes an overactive heart.7 Mar 2018
Read moreWhat is amiodarone used for in an emergency?
Amiodarone is a class III antiarrhythmic medication commonly used to prevent or treat medical emergencies such as cardiac arrest and arrhythmias .
Read moreIs there a better drug than amiodarone?
Dronedarone has been viewed as a potential therapeutic alternative for amiodarone because of a lower risk for pulmonary, thyroid, and dermatologic adverse effects. Compared with amiodarone, dronedarone has poor bioavailability and a shorter terminal disposition half-life, which dictates a twice-daily dosing regimen.
Read moreIs Multaq better than amiodarone?
Dronedarone (Multaq), an analogue of amiodarone (Cordarone), was designed to cause fewer adverse ef- fects than the parent compound. Studies have indeed shown dronedarone to be safer than amiodarone, but less effective .
Read moreWhat is the most effective antiarrhythmic drug?
Amiodarone is considered the most potent antiarrhythmic agent. The adverse event profile with amiodarone can be intolerable, with gastrointestinal effects the most common side effect.19 Şub 2020
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