Amiodarone treatment

(2) Their opinion regarding the evidence for amiodarone in a dose of 100 mg daily, with respect to both efficacy and toxicity. Amiodarone 200 mg daily was the standard dose used for prevention of atrial fibrillation by 90% of those surveyed.

Heart rate control: The most common way to treat atrial fibrillation is with drugs that control your heartbeat. Most people take a medication called digoxin (Lanoxin) . You may need other drugs. Some are called beta-blockers.

Amiodarone is a potent antiarrhythmic agent that is used to treat ventricular arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation . The drug prevents the recurrence of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias and produces a modest reduction of sudden deaths in high-risk patients.