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Cordarone Drug Center
Pharmacy Editor: Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD
Cordarone (amiodarone) is used for many serious arrhythmias of the heart including ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and atrial flutter. A generic version is available. Side effects of Cordarone include nausea, vomiting, constipation, weight loss, fatigue, pulmonary fibrosis, heart block, and heart failure.
Dosing varies depending on indication. Cordarone may interact with beta-blockers and certain calcium channel blockers resulting in an excessively slow heart rate or a block in the conduction of the electrical impulse through the heart. Cordarone increases the blood levels of digoxin, flecainide, phenytoin, and procainamide. Cordarone interacts with warfarin and increases the risk of bleeding. Amiodarone can interact with simvastatin , atorvastatin , and lovastatin , increasing the risk of severe muscle breakdown and kidney failure or liver disease. Cordarone is harmful to the fetus and to infants. It should not be administered during pregnancy and women should not breast feed while taking Cordarone.
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The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.
Cordarone Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
Because of its life-threatening side effects and the substantial management difficulties associated with its use (see “WARNINGS” below), Cordarone is indicated only for the treatment of the following documented, life-threatening recurrent ventricular arrhythmias when these have not responded to documented adequate doses of other available antiarrhythmics or when alternative agents could not be tolerated.
- Recurrent ventricular fibrillation.
- Recurrent hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia.
As is the case fo...
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What is Cordarone Prescribing Information?
Drug Description - Indications & Dosage - Side Effects & Drug Interactions - Warnings & Precautions - Contraindications - Medication Guide and More
What is Patient information?
Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.
Cordarone Patient Information: Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects, even if they occur up to several months after you stop using amiodarone:
- a new or a worsening irregular heartbeat pattern;
- fast, slow, or pounding heartbeats;
- feeling like you might pass out;
- wheezing, cough, chest pain, trouble breathing, coughing up blood;
- blurred vision, vision loss, head...
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What is Consumer information?
A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.
Cordarone Consumer Information: Uses
This medication is used to treat certain types of serious (possibly fatal) irregular heartbeat (such as persistent ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia). It is used to restore normal heart rhythm and maintain a regular, steady heartbeat. Amiodarone is known as an anti-arrhythmic drug. It works by blocking certain electrical signals in the heart that can cause an irregular heartbeat.
HOW TO USE: Read the Medication Guide provided by your pharmacist before you start using amiodarone and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, consult yo...
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