Amiodarone HCL
Amiodarone HCL Brand names, Amiodarone HCL Analogs
Amiodarone HCL Brand Names Mixture
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Amiodarone HCL Chemical_Formula
C25H29I2NO3
Amiodarone HCL RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/amiodarone.htm
Amiodarone HCL fda sheet
Amiodarone HCL msds (material safety sheet)
Amiodarone HCL Synthesis Reference
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Amiodarone HCL Molecular Weight
645.312 g/mol
Amiodarone HCL Melting Point
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Amiodarone HCL H2O Solubility
Low
Amiodarone HCL State
Solid
Amiodarone HCL LogP
7.706
Amiodarone HCL Dosage Forms
Liquid; Solution; Tablet (200 mg and 400 mg)
Amiodarone HCL Indication
Intravenously, for initiation of treatment and prophylaxis of frequently recurring ventricular fibrillation and hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia in patients refractory to other therapy. Orally, for the treatment of life-threatening recurrent ventricular arrhythmias such as recurrent ventricular fibrillation and recurrent hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia.
Amiodarone HCL Pharmacology
Amiodarone belongs to a class of drugs called Vaughan-Williams Class III antiarrhythmic agents. It is used in the treatment of a wide range of cardiac tachyarhthmias, including both ventricular and supraventricular (atrial) arrhythmias. After intravenous administration in man, amiodarone relaxes vascular smooth muscle, reduces peripheral vascular resistance (afterload), and slightly increases cardiac index. Amiodarone prolongs phase 3 of the cardiac action potential. It has numerous other effects however, including actions that are similar to those of antiarrhythmic classes Ia, II, and IV. Amiodarone shows beta blocker-like and calcium channel blocker-like actions on the SA and AV nodes, increases the refractory period via sodium- and potassium-channel effects, and slows intra-cardiac conduction of the cardiac action potential, via sodium-channel effects.
Amiodarone HCL Absorption
Slow and variable (about 20 to 55% of an oral dose is absorbed).
Amiodarone HCL side effects and Toxicity
Intravenous, mouse: LD50 = 178 mg/kg. Some side effects have a significant mortality rate: specifically, hepatitis, exacerbation of asthma and congestive failure, and pneumonitis.
Amiodarone HCL Patient Information
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Amiodarone HCL Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals
