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Monday, October, 26, 2009

What Is Amiodarone And Pacerone Taken For

Cholesterol, heart med combo may cause muscle damage

October 03, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning that people who take the cholesterol drugs Zocor (simvastatin) or Vytorin along with the heart drug known as Cordarone or Pacerone (amiodarone) have an increased risk of suffering severe muscle damage. Cordarone or Pacerone are used to treat irregular heartbeat. The danger rises among those who take more than 20 mg daily of the cholesterol drugs. Though the FDA first issued a warning about this drug interaction in 2002, the agency ... Read more »

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Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part II: Recovery
...or months after your heart attack. Some of these medications might be warfarin (for blood thinning), amiodarone (for arrhythmias), Lasix or other diuretics, potassium supplements, and... Read more »
Treatment for Heart Attacks
...ventricular fibrillation.Antiarrhythmic Drugs. Antiarrhythmic drugs include lidocaine, procainamide, or amiodarone. Amiodarone or another antiarrhythmic drug may be used afterward to prevent... Read more »
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...include sotalol, flecainide, or propafenone, which are often used sequentially. If these fail, then amiodarone or a newer drug dofetilide (Tikosyn) may be tried. Others include ibutilide (Covert)... Read more »
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...developing symptomatic hypothyroidism, and another 20 - 30% developing hypothyroidism without symptoms.Amiodarone. The drug amiodarone (Cordarone), which is used to treat abnormal heart rhythms,... Read more »
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