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Amiodarone was discovered in 1961, but was not approved by the FDA until 1985. Although classified as a class III antiarrhythmic, amiodarone exhibits properties of class I, II and IV antiarrhythmics ...

Are you taking Amiodarone? Are you aware of the dangers of combining Amiodarone with certain foods, herbs, or alcohol? Drug-food-interactions are seldom discussed but can lead to undesirable side ...

Ortiz and colleagues [2] sought to compare the efficacy of amiodarone vs procainamide in patients with hemodynamically stable, regular WCT. The exact diagnosis (eg, VT vs supraventricular tachycardia ...

The three main complications of long-term amiodarone use are pulmonary toxicity, thyroid disease and liver toxicity. Pulmonary toxicity progresses slowly in the setting of amiodarone use, may be ...

The exact reason why amiodarone causes the bluish discoloration of the skin is unclear. Several different theories have been hypothesized, including a drug induced metabolism disorder (lipidosis), a ...

Treatment-related lung toxicity has been reported in 10–64% of patients who undergo antineoplastic chemotherapy for various malignancies. 1 In many cases it can be difficult to differentiate acute ...

Amiodarone is a generic prescription drug used to treat life threatening arrhythmia (irregular heart rate or rhythm). Amiodarone’s cost may depend on factors such as your dosage and whether you have ...

Antiarrhythmic drugs are used commonly in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia, but without proven survival benefit. In ...