Amiodarone and dofetilide are considered secondary agents in this situation
Amiodarone is an effective antiarrhythmic medication frequently used in practice for both ventricular and atrial arrhythmias
Amiodarone hydrochloride injection is an antiarrhythmic agent indicated for initiation of treatment and prophylaxis of frequently recurring ventricular fibrillation (VF)
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This medication is used to treat certain types of serious (possibly fatal) irregular heartbeat (such as recurrent ventricular fibrillation/ tachycardia )
Amiodarone is used to help keep the heart beating normally in people with life-threatening heart rhythm disorders of the ventricles (the lower chambers of the heart
Suggested initial infusion volume 250 mL Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication used to treat and prevent a number of types of cardiac dysrhythmias
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Peak levels after 150 mg of supplemental infusions in patients with VT/VF range between 7 and 26 mg/L
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Amiodarone is an effective antiarrhythmic medication frequently used in practice for both ventricular and atrial arrhythmias
Amiodarone can also affect the heart, leading to sinus bradycardia, as well as arrhythmias such as AV block and QT prolongation
Amiodarone 900 mg (18 mL from SIX ampoules) added to 500 mL glucose 5%, administer by IV infusion over 24 hours
Amiodarone calculation table if weight less than For the slow loading infusion and maintenance infusion, add 18 mL of amiodarone hydrochloride concentrate to 500 mL of 5% dextrose, resulting in a final concentration of 1
Use oral administration wherever possible
It seems that most commonly patients are given a 300 mg bolus of amiodarone initially and then given a continuous drip
This medicine is only used to treat abnormal heartbeats that may be deadly
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients
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The maintenance infusion is 540 mg IV over 18 hours (0
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