Assertion: amiodarone | /r/HasProperty | cordarone
Facets:
value: pacerone
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Amiodarone (Cordarone)
text: Amiodarone is also known as: Cordarone, Cordarone IV, Nexterone, Pacerone
text: Amiodarone (Cordarone) is a complex antiarrhythmic agent with multiple electrophysiologic effects, unusual pharmacokinetics, and numerous potentially harmful drug interactions and adverse effects.
text: Amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone) is the most effective, and certainly, the strangest, antiarrhythmic drug ever developed.
text: Amiodarone (Cordarone) is used to treat and prevent an irregular heartbeat.
text: What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone)?
text: What should I avoid while taking amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone)?
text: What other drugs will affect amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone)?
text: Atazanavir decreases the elimination and, therefore, could increase the side effects of triazolam (Halcion), midazolam (Versed), bepridil (Vascor), verapamil (Isoptin) , diltiazem (Cardizem), lovastatin (Mevacor), simvastatin (Zocor), atorvastatin (Lipitor), pimozide (Orap), irinotecan (Camptosar), cyclosporine (Sandimmune), rifabutin (Mycobutin), amiodarone (Cordarone), clarithromycin (Biaxin), alfuzosin (Uroxatral), and ergot drugs (Migranal, Cafergot).
text: Combining amiodarone (Cordarone), lidocaine, quinidine, or bepridil (Vascor) with atazanavir may cause dangerous abnormal heart rhythms.
text: if substrate drug depends on only one CYP450 enzyme for metabolism Because they are known to cause clinically significant CYP450 drug interactions, always use caution when adding the following substances to medications that patients are taking: amiodarone (Cordarone), antiepileptic drugs, antidepressants, antitubercular drugs, grapefruit juice, macrolide and ketolide antibiotics, nondihydropine calcium channel blockers, or protease inhibitors.
text: if substrate drug depends on only one CYP450 enzyme for metabolism Because they are known to cause clinically significant CYP450 drug interactions, always use caution when adding the following substances to medications that patients are taking: amiodarone (Cordarone), antiepileptic drugs, antidepressants, antitubercular drugs, grapefruit juice, macrolide and ketolide antibiotics, nondihydropine calcium channel blockers, or protease inhibitors.
text: Amiodarone (Cordarone) is an important medication that is used to treat irregular heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
text: Amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone) is considered a Class III antiarrhythmic drug primarily, although it also has characteristics of other classes of antiarrhythmics.
text: Ritonavir should not be used together with amiodarone (Cordarone), quinidine (Quinaglute, Cardioquin), triazolam (Halcion), midazolam (Versed), pimozide (Orap), ergot derivatives (for example, ergotamine, dihydroergotamine), alfuzosin (Uroxatral), propafenone (Rythmol) and flecainide (Tambocor) because ritonavir increases the blood levels of these drugs and may lead to serious side effects.