Clinical use and pharmacology of amiodarone.
Amiodarone, an investigational drug in the United States, has had considerable use in this country and worldwide in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. This article reviews the clinical pharmacology of this potentially useful antiarrhythmic agent.
D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000188:drug therapy; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005123:Eye / Q000187:drug effects; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000187:drug effects; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000188:drug therapy; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D001572:Benzofurans; D000638:Amiodarone