Drilldown: Medicines

None · Codeine · 1,4-Butanediol · 1B-LSD · 1cP-LSD · 1P-LSD · 1V-LSD · 2-AI · 2-FA · 2-FDCK · 2-FMA · 25B-NBOH · 25B-NBOMe · 25C-NBOH · 25C-NBOMe · 25I-NBOH · 25I-NBOMe · 25N-NBOMe · 2C-B · 2C-B-FLY

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Cordarone, Pacerone, Nexterone (IV) (1)

[[:Category:Antiarrhythmics|Antiarrhythmic (Vaughan-Williams class III)]] (1) · [[:Category:Cardiovascular_agents|Cardiovascular agent]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000CB0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000CB1-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000CB2-QINU`"' (1)

Oral load 800-1600 mg/d in divided doses for 1-3 weeks, then 600-800 mg/d for 1 month, then 200-400 mg/d maintenance; IV 150 mg over 10 min then 1 mg/min for 6 hours then 0.5 mg/min (1)

100, 200, 400 mg tablets; 50 mg/mL IV (with polysorbate 80 in older formulations causing hypotension); 1.5 mg/mL Nexterone IV (PVC-free, lower hypotension risk) (1)

Oral maintenance 400 mg/d typical; higher in refractory cases (1)

IV (1) · Oral (1)

IV: minutes; oral: weeks to load (1)

None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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~58 days (parent); ~61 days (desethylamiodarone, active metabolite)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000CB3-QINU`"' (1)

~50% (oral; highly variable)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000CB4-QINU`"' (1)

Generally avoided; fetal goiter/hypothyroidism risk (iodine load). Used only for life-threatening arrhythmia.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries '''Boxed Warnings''' for pulmonary toxicity (interstitial pneumonitis, fibrosis), hepatotoxicity, and proarrhythmia'"`UNIQ--ref-00000CB5-QINU`"' (1)