Generic name: amiodarone (injection) [ A-mi-OH-da-rone ]
Brand name: Nexterone
Dosage form: intravenous solution (150 mg/100 mL-D5%; 360 mg/200 mL-D5%; 450 mg/250 mL-D5%; 50 mg/mL; 900 mg/500 mL-D5%)
Drug class:Group III antiarrhythmics
What is amiodarone injection?
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 that allow blood to flow out of the heart). Amiodarone is used to treat or prevent ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation.
Amiodarone injection is for use only in life-threatening situations.
Amiodarone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Amiodarone injection is for use only in life-threatening situations. You will receive amiodarone in a hospital setting.
You should not receive this medicine if you are allergic to amiodarone or iodine, or if you have a serious heart condition such as "AV block" (unless you have a pacemaker), a history of slow heart beats, or if your heart cannot pump blood properly.
Before taking this medicine
You should not receive this medicine if you are allergic to amiodarone or iodine, or if you have:
certain serious heart conditions, especially "AV block" (unless you have a pacemaker);
a history of slow heart beats that have caused you to faint; or
if your heart cannot pump blood properly.
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