AMIODARONE

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	C25H29I2NO3
Molecular Weight	645.3116
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

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SMILES

CCCCC1=C(C(=O)C2=CC(I)=C(OCCN(CC)CC)C(I)=C2)C3=C(O1)C=CC=C3

InChI

InChIKey=IYIKLHRQXLHMJQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/C25H29I2NO3/c1-4-7-11-22-23(18-10-8-9-12-21(18)31-22)24(29)17-15-19(26)25(20(27)16-17)30-14-13-28(5-2)6-3/h8-10,12,15-16H,4-7,11,13-14H2,1-3H3

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Description
Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/022325s002lbl.pdf
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including: https://www.drugs.com/pro/amiodarone.html | DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-2827-8_26

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic with mainly class III properties, but it possesses electrophysiologic characteristics of all four Vaughan Williams classes. Like class I drugs, amiodarone blocks sodium channels at rapid pacing frequencies, and like class II drugs, amiodarone exerts a noncompetitive antisympathetic action. In addition to blocking sodium channels, amiodarone blocks myocardial potassium channels, which contributes to slowing of conduction and prolongation of refractoriness. It is indicated for initiation of treatment and prophylaxis of frequently recurring ventricular fibrillation and hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia in patients refractory to other therapy. The most common adverse reactions (1-2%) leading to discontinuation of intravenous amiodarone therapy are hypotension, asystole/cardiac arrest/pulseless electrical activity, VT, and cardiogenic shock. Other important adverse reactions are, torsade de pointes (TdP), congestive heart failure, and liver function test abnormalities. Fluoroquinolones, macrolide antibiotics, and azoles are known to cause QTc prolongation. There have been reports of QTc prolongation, with or without TdP, in patients taking amiodarone when fluoroquinolones, macrolide antibiotics, or azoles were administered concomitantly. Since amiodarone is a substrate for CYP3A and CYP2C8, drugs/substances that inhibit these isoenzymes may decrease the metabolism and increase serum concentration of amiodarone.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary Target	Pharmacology	Potency
Adrenergic receptor beta 87 Target ID: CHEMBL2094118 Sources: Collins, P. (2008) 'Mrcp 1 Pocket', p.84 Retrieved from https://books.google.ru/books?id=FbjdURJT99sC	Inhibitor 8297
HERG 92 Target ID: CHEMBL240 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10208308 \| https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27256139	Blocker 537	9.8 µM [IC50]
Voltage-gated T-type calcium channel (guinea pig) 2 Target ID: Voltage-gated T-type calcium channel (guinea pig) Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1281221	Blocker 537
Voltage-gated L-type calcium channel (guinea pig) 2 Target ID: Voltage-gated L-type calcium channel (guinea pig) Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1281221	Blocker 537
Cytochrome P450 3A 22 Target ID: CHEMBL2364675 Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/022325s002lbl.pdf	Substrate 661
Cytochrome P450 2C8 18 Target ID: CHEMBL3721 Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/022325s002lbl.pdf	Substrate 661

Conditions

Condition	Modality	Targets	Highest Phase	Product
Recurring ventricular fibrillation 2 Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/022325s002lbl.pdf	Primary		Approved 8429	PACERONE Approved Use Amiodarone injection is indicated for initiation of treatment and prophylaxis of frequently recurring ventricular fibrillation (VF) and hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients refractory to other therapy. Amiodarone also can be used to treat patients with VT/VF for whom oral amiodarone is indicated, but who are unable to take oral medication. During or after treatment with amiodarone, patients may be transferred to oral amiodarone therapy. Launch Date 1998
Ventricular tachycardia 11 Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/022325s002lbl.pdf	Primary		Approved 8429	PACERONE Approved Use Amiodarone injection is indicated for initiation of treatment and prophylaxis of frequently recurring ventricular fibrillation (VF) and hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients refractory to other therapy. Amiodarone also can be used to treat patients with VT/VF for whom oral amiodarone is indicated, but who are unable to take oral medication. During or after treatment with amiodarone, patients may be transferred to oral amiodarone therapy [ see Dosage and Administration (2) Launch Date 1998

C_max

Value	Dose	Analyte	Population
23.8 ng/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	2.5 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 2.5 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	DESETHYLAMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
13660 ng/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	5 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 5 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	AMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
2920 ng/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	1.25 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 1.25 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	AMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
7140 ng/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	2.5 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 2.5 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	AMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
41.2 ng/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	5 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 5 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	DESETHYLAMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
9 ng/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	1.25 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 1.25 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	DESETHYLAMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
1.7 mg/L EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6851030/	800 mg single, oral dose: 800 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	AMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: UNKNOWN age: UNKNOWN sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN

AUC

Value	Dose	Analyte	Population
16600 ng × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	5 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 5 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	AMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
3600 ng × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	1.25 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 1.25 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	AMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
8100 ng × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	2.5 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 2.5 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	AMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
16900 ng × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	5 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 5 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	DESETHYLAMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN

T_1/2

Value	Dose	Analyte	Population
14.6 day EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	5 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 5 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	AMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
14.2 day EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21052689/	5 mg/kg single, intravenous dose: 5 mg/kg route of administration: Intravenous experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	DESETHYLAMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: UNKNOWN
4.62 h EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6851030/	800 mg single, oral dose: 800 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	AMIODARONE serum	Homo sapiens population: UNKNOWN age: UNKNOWN sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN

F_unbound

Value	Dose	Co-administered	Analyte	Population
0.023% EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3242577/	200 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral dose: 200 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: MULTIPLE co-administered:		AMIODARONE plasma	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: UNKNOWN

Overview

CYP3A4	CYP2C9	CYP2D6	hERG
substrate 1737	inhibitor 1767	substrate 1217 inhibitor 1852	inhibitor 1612

OverviewOther

Other Inhibitor	Other Substrate	Other Inducer
CYP1A2 1524 CYP3A 214 P-gp 1461	CYP2C8 693 CYP1A1 349 CYP1A2 1054 CYP2C19 991

Drug as perpetrator

Target	Modality	Activity	Clinical evidence
CYP2D6 1891	inhibitor 3277 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613947/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15541258/	yes [IC50 15 uM]	yes (co-administration study) Comment: reversible inhibition; The area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) of metoprolol increased from 767 before to 1,387 ug * hours/L after the amiodarone loading dose Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613947/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15541258/
P-gp 1650	inhibitor 3277 Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12499648	yes [IC50 5.48 uM]
CYP1A2 1692	inhibitor 3277 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613947/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8891878/	yes [IC50 >50 uM]	yes (co-administration study) Comment: reversible inhibition; After treatment with 3 g amiodarone (phase I), this parameter (AUC of lidocaine) increased to 135.3 ± 34.6 (p = 0.016), whereas the AUC of MEGEX decreased from 19.2 ± 6.5 to 15.8 ± 8.3 μg/min/ml (p = 0.04). Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613947/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8891878/
CYP2C9 1819	inhibitor 3277 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613947/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3621782/	yes [IC50 >50 uM]	yes (co-administration study) Comment: reversible inhibition; The mean warfarin AUC during the amiodarone regimen increased to 200% of the control value of anticoagulant alone, from 624 ± 59 Rg/ml-hr to 1249 ± 115 p,g/ml-hr, a significant difference Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613947/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3621782/
CYP3A 298	inhibitor 3277 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613947/	yes [IC50 >50 uM]	yes (co-administration study) Comment: reversible inhibition; The mean warfarin AUC during the amiodarone regimen increased to 200% of the control value of anticoagulant alone, from 624 ± 59 Rg/ml-hr to 1249 ± 115 p,g/ml-hr, a significant difference Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613947/

Drug as victim

Target	Modality	Activity	Clinical evidence
CYP1A1 349	substrate 3367 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11038157/	yes	likely (co-administration study) Comment: CYP450 inhibitors: grapefruit juice, certain fluoroquinolone and macrolide antibiotics, azole antifungals, cimetidine, certain protease inhibitors: increased exposure of amiodarone. Avoid concomitant use. CYP450 inducers (St. John's Wort): reduced amiodarone serum levels Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11038157/
CYP1A2 1054	substrate 3367 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11038157/	yes	likely (co-administration study) Comment: CYP450 inhibitors: grapefruit juice, certain fluoroquinolone and macrolide antibiotics, azole antifungals, cimetidine, certain protease inhibitors: increased exposure of amiodarone. Avoid concomitant use. CYP450 inducers (St. John's Wort): reduced amiodarone serum levels Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11038157/
CYP2C19 991	substrate 3367 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11038157/	yes	likely (co-administration study) Comment: CYP450 inhibitors: grapefruit juice, certain fluoroquinolone and macrolide antibiotics, azole antifungals, cimetidine, certain protease inhibitors: increased exposure of amiodarone. Avoid concomitant use. CYP450 inducers (St. John's Wort): reduced amiodarone serum levels Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11038157/
CYP2C8 693	substrate 3367 Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2008/022325lbl.pdf#page=9; https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2018/018972s054lbl.pdf#page=6 Page: 9.0	yes	likely (co-administration study) Comment: CYP450 inhibitors: grapefruit juice, certain fluoroquinolone and macrolide antibiotics, azole antifungals, cimetidine, certain protease inhibitors: increased exposure of amiodarone. Avoid concomitant use. CYP450 inducers (St. John's Wort): reduced amiodarone serum levels Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2008/022325lbl.pdf#page=9; https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2018/018972s054lbl.pdf#page=6 Page: 9.0
CYP2D6 1217	substrate 3367 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11038157/	yes	likely (co-administration study) Comment: CYP450 inhibitors: grapefruit juice, certain fluoroquinolone and macrolide antibiotics, azole antifungals, cimetidine, certain protease inhibitors: increased exposure of amiodarone. Avoid concomitant use. CYP450 inducers (St. John's Wort): reduced amiodarone serum levels Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11038157/
CYP3A4 1737	substrate 3367 Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2008/022325lbl.pdf#page=9; https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2018/018972s054lbl.pdf#page=6 Page: 9.0	yes	likely (co-administration study) Comment: CYP450 inhibitors: grapefruit juice, certain fluoroquinolone and macrolide antibiotics, azole antifungals, cimetidine, certain protease inhibitors: increased exposure of amiodarone. Avoid concomitant use. CYP450 inducers (St. John's Wort): reduced amiodarone serum levels Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2008/022325lbl.pdf#page=9; https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2018/018972s054lbl.pdf#page=6 Page: 9.0

Tox targets

Target	Modality	Activity	Metabolite	Clinical evidence
hERG 1647	inhibitor 1626 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959829/

Sourcing

Vendor/Aggregator	ID	URL
ChEBI	CHEBI:2663	https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:2663
ChemicalBook	CB5310616	https://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB5310616
MolPort	MolPort-003-703-670	https://www.molport.com/shop/molecule-link/MolPort-003-703-670
ZINC	ZINC000003830212	http://zinc15.docking.org/substances/ZINC000003830212
eMolecules	901372	https://www.emolecules.com/cgi-bin/more?vid=901372

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
[Amiodarone induced retrobulbar neuritis. Clinical case].	1999 Jul	10668291
Effects of chronic treatment by amiodarone on transmural heterogeneity of canine ventricular repolarization in vivo: interactions with acute sotalol.	1999 Nov	10690307
Amiodarone induced lupus.	1999 Oct	10577372
Catheter ablation of atrial flutter due to amiodarone therapy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.	2000 Apr	10775011
Depressed heart rate variability identifies postinfarction patients who might benefit from prophylactic treatment with amiodarone: a substudy of EMIAT (The European Myocardial Infarct Amiodarone Trial).	2000 Apr	10758969
Amiodarone-induced AV block and ventricular standstill. A forme fruste of an idiopathic long QT syndrome.	2000 Aug	11203326
[Toxic hepatitis caused by intravenous amiodarone].	2000 Dec 9	11171458
Ocular toxicity of systemic medications: a case series.	2000 Jan	10680416
Amiodarone: clinical trials.	2000 Jan	10666663
Cardiovascular studies on different classes of soft drugs.	2000 Mar	10756546
[Amiodarone-associated optic neuropathy: an independent syndrome? Three patients with bilateral optic neuropathy].	2000 Sep	11076348
Protection against drug- and chemical-induced multiorgan toxicity by a novel IH636 grape seed proanthocyanidin extract.	2001	11276828
The effects of amiodarone on the thyroid.	2001 Apr	11294826
[Radiofrequency catheter ablation in children with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and sudden cardiac death who had been resuscitated].	2001 Apr	11273819
Amiodarone stimulates interleukin-6 production in cultured human thyrocytes, exerting cytotoxic effects on thyroid follicles in suspension culture.	2001 Feb	11288978
Oral anticoagulants. Pharmacologic issues for use in the elderly.	2001 Feb	11270124
Inhibitory effects of CYP3A4 substrates and their metabolites on P-glycoprotein-mediated transport.	2001 Feb	11231118
Pharmacologic management of atrial fibrillation: current therapeutic strategies.	2001 Feb	11174354
Metabolism of amiodarone (part I): identification of a new hydroxylated metabolite of amiodarone.	2001 Feb	11159805
Bioavailability of amiodarone tablets administered with and without food in healthy subjects.	2001 Feb 15	11179527
Thyroid hormone and the cardiovascular system.	2001 Feb 15	11172193
Impressive amelioration of clinical (NYHA class) and echocardiographic parameters in heart failure patients treated with amiodarone and carvedilol.	2001 Jan	11277095
Predictors of failure of transoesophageal cardioversion of common atrial flutter.	2001 Jan	11271944
[Incidence and timing of thyroid dysfunction with long-term amiodarone therapy].	2001 Jan	11233479
Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis.	2001 Jan	11231968
Development of heart failure in bradycardic sick sinus syndrome.	2001 Jan	11214707
Thyroidectomy for selected patients with thyrotoxicosis.	2001 Jan	11177016
The frequency analysis of signal-averaged ECG of P wave as predictor of efficacy of class III antiarrhythmic drugs to maintain sinus rhythm in recurrent idiopathic atrial fibrillation.	2001 Jan	11174862
Dofetilide: a new class III antiarrhythmic agent.	2001 Jan	11173316
The effect of amiodarone and/or antioxidant treatment on splenocyte blast transformation.	2001 Jan	11163028
Heart rate variability and early recurrence of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion.	2001 Jan	11153731
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.	2001 Jan	11146024
Amiodarone is safe and highly effective therapy for supraventricular tachycardia in infants.	2001 Jan	11136494
Intravenous antiarrhythmic agents.	2001 Jan	11124714
Chemical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter with ibutilide in patients receiving amiodarone therapy.	2001 Jan 16	11208685
"Stable" ventricular tachycardia is not a benign rhythm : insights from the antiarrhythmics versus implantable defibrillators (AVID) registry.	2001 Jan 16	11208684
Amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism.	2001 Jan 22	11176750
Risk of torsades de pointes with non-cardiac drugs. Prolongation of QT interval is probably a class effect of fluoroquinolones.	2001 Jan 6	11141163
Efficacy of sequential antiarrhythmic treatment in sinus rhythm maintenance after successful electrocardioversion in patients with chronic non-valvular atrial fibrillation.	2001 Jan-Feb	11208496
Torsade de pointes induced by intravenous and long-term oral amiodarone therapy in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy.	2001 Mar	11266201
The role of pharmacologic treatment to prevent sudden death in the implantable cardioverter defibrillator era.	2001 Mar	11177676
Moxifloxacin: clinical efficacy and safety.	2001 Mar 1	11258173
Cost-effectiveness of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: results from the Canadian Implantable Defibrillator Study (CIDS).	2001 Mar 13	11245646
[Hyperthyroidism and heart].	2001 Mar 15	11293943
Visual compatibility of amiodarone hydrochloride injection with various intravenous drugs.	2001 Mar 15	11286148
Patients at lower risk of arrhythmia recurrence: a subgroup in whom implantable defibrillators may not offer benefit. Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillator (AVID) Trial Investigators.	2001 Mar 15	11263614
Circadian variation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. PA3 Investigators. Atrial Pacing Peri-ablation for Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Trial.	2001 Mar 15	11249909
Short- and long-term effects of amiodarone on the two components of cardiac delayed rectifier K(+) current.	2001 Mar 6	11238279
How to manage atrial fibrillation: an update on recent clinical trials.	2001 Mar-Apr	11209144
Prenatal diagnosis of junctional ectopic tachycardia.	2001 Mar-Apr	11178678

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide

Intravenous: Initial dose: 1000 mg over the first 24 hours of therapy, delivered by the following infusion regimen: -Loading infusions: 150 mg over the first 10 minutes (15 mg/min), followed by 360 mg over the next 6 hours (1 mg/min) -Maintenance infusion: 540 mg over the remaining 18 hours (0.5 mg/min) Maintenance dose: After the first 24 hours, continue the maintenance infusion rate of 0.5 mg/min; may increase infusion rate to achieve effective arrhythmia suppression. -Supplemental infusions: 150 mg over 10 minutes (15 mg/min) for breakthrough episodes of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia(VT) Maximum dose: Initial infusion rate: 30 mg/min Oral: Loading dose: 800 to 1600 mg orally per day for 1 to 3 weeks (occasionally longer) until adequate arrhythmia control is achieved or if side effects become prominent, then switch to adjustment dose Adjustment dose: 600 to 800 mg orally per day for 1 month, then switch to maintenance dose Maintenance dose: 400 mg orally per day

Route of Administration: Other

In Vitro Use Guide

At concentrations ranging from 75-200 uM, amiodarone induced a significant and dose-dependent release of 51Cr in FRTL-5 cells. In the same molar concentrations, amiodarone was also cytotoxic in CHO cells. In hTF, the release of 51Cr produced by amiodarone occurred at a lower concentration (37.5 vs. 75 uM) and was significantly greater than that in FRTL-5 cells.

Name

Type

Language

AMIODARONE

Official Name

English

AMIODARONE [MI]

Common Name

English

AMIODARONE [VANDF]

Common Name

English

AMIODARONE [USAN]

Common Name

English

AMIODARONE [MART.]

Common Name

English

2-Butyl-3-benzofuranyl 4-[2-(diethylamino)ethoxy]-3,5-diiodophenyl ketone

Systematic Name

English

Amiodarone [WHO-DD]

Common Name

English

amiodarone [INN]

Common Name

English

METHANONE, (2-BUTYL-3-BENZOFURANYL)(4-(2-(DIETHYLAMINO)ETHOXY)-3,5-DIIODOPHENYL)-

Systematic Name

English

Classification Tree Code System Code

NCI_THESAURUS

C47793