What is Amiodarone? A Basic Definition

amiodarone
     n : an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name
         Cordarone) that has
         potentially fatal side effects and is used to control
         serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have
         been ineffective [syn: Cordarone]

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CV Therapeutics, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seekingalpha.com
November 19, 2008, 5:23 am

Good morning. My name is Natalia and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the CV Therapeutics conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the ...

ARYx Therapeutics, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seekingalpha.com
November 12, 2008, 12:48 pm

Good day ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the ARYx Therapeutics third quarter conference call. Just a reminder, today?s call is being recorded. At this time for opening remarks and introduction, I am happy to turn the call over to Mr. David ...

Heart Docs Often Fail to Order Tests Before Angioplasty - Washington Post
October 13, 2008, 5:58 pm

TUESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of Americans who undergo non-emergency artery-opening procedures for heart disease don't get the recommended cardiac stress tests beforehand, Medicare records show. These tests pick out those ...

Sanofi's Multaq reduces hospitalization: study - Reuters
November 11, 2008, 1:03 pm

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis's experimental drug Multaq significantly reduced the incidence of hospitalization and length of hospital stays in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a new analysis of a previously reported study ...

Taking Cordarone for short time not an option - Reuters
October 14, 2008, 3:05 pm

LONDON (Reuters) - Taking the Wyeth heart drug Cordarone for shorter periods of time did little to ease side effects and left patients with a higher risk of premature death than those taking it for long periods, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday ...

Drugs & Medications - Viracept Oral - WebMD
November 18, 2008, 2:11 am

Rarely, nelfinavir has caused a severe (sometimes fatal) liver and blood problem (lactic acidosis). Immediately tell your doctor if you develop symptoms of liver problems (persistent nausea, stomach/abdominal pain, dark urine, yellowing eyes/skin) or ...

Drugs & Medications - Atenolol Oral - WebMD
September 28, 2008, 12:04 pm

If you have chest pain (angina) or have heart disease (e.g., coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, high blood pressure), do not stop using this drug without first consulting your doctor. Your condition may become worse when the drug is ...

Atrial Fibrillation, the Cause of Dick Cheney?s Heart Trouble - Wall Street Journal
October 14, 2008, 5:57 pm

Dick Cheney?s missing a campaign event because he?s in atrial fibrillation again, his office said today. What?s atrial fibrillation? It?s an irregular rhythm of the smaller, upper chambers of the heart (the left and right atria). It?s not ...

Medtronic Data Presented at American Heart Association Scientific ... - WebWire
November 10, 2008, 8:33 am

NEW ORLEANS and MINNEAPOLIS ? New data presented today at Scientific Sessions 2008 from Medtronic ( NYSE: MDT ) shows that survival among patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) treated only with anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP ...

GlaxoSmithKline Obtains Exclusive U.S. OTC Marketing Rights to MEVACOR ... - PR Newswire
August 17, 2008, 8:36 am

PHILADELPHIA and WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, PA, USA (GSK) and Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA (Merck), announced today that they have entered into an agreement for over-the-counter ...

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Fri Aug 29

• FDA: Watch for Rhabdomyolysis When Simvastatin, Amiodarone Are Coadministered: Simvastatin and Amiodarone, two common cardiological drugs, can cause muscle wasting and breakdown when these drugs are given together.

Mon Aug 11

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Sun May 4

• Amiodarone - History of Amiodarone

Tue Mar 11

• A fatal case of recurrent amiodarone-ind uced thyrotoxicosis after percutaneous tracheotomy: a case report
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• Amiodarone-Ind uced Pulmonary Toxicity: Amiodarone-ind uced pulmonary toxicity (AIPT) is one of the most serious adverse effects of amiodarone therapy and can be fatal.

Mon Feb 18

• The MedicCast: A Podcast for EMTs Paramedics and EMS Providers: a primer for acls review with this podcast for emt and paramedic medical providers. this ems focused review includes a look at the cardiac medication amiodarone

Sat Feb 16

• Cardiac Pharmacology (PDF)

Thu Jan 24

• Amiodarone Hydrochloride Drug Information, Professional: Amiodarone Hydrochloride Drug Information from Drugs.com. Includes Amiodarone Hydrochloride side effects, interactions and indications.
• Patient Information Sheet for Amiodarone (Cardarone): Amiodarone is a medicine used to treat adults with life-threateni ng irregular heartbeats, called ventricular arrhythmias. Because of its serious side effects, it is used only when other treatments have not worked or are not tolerated.

Sat Nov 24

• Amiodarone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wed Aug 8

• [Amiodarone-in duced bilateral optic atrophy--a cas...[Nervena rzt. 1999] - PubMed Result
• Amiodarone induced optic neuropathy
• Amiodarone induced optic neuropathy -- Nagra et al. 87 (4): 420 -- British Journal of Ophthalmology
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