title: Acute disabling low-back pain during intravenous administration of amiodarone: could intravenous to oral switch therapy be a safe strategy?
abstract: We report for the first time a case of an acute disabling low-back pain episode during intravenous administration of amiodarone in a patient with atrial fibrillation. The symptoms completely resolved after terminating the infusion, and switching amiodarone from intravenous to oral administration was well tolerated.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain. sergiosmf13@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manzano-Fernández
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Moreno-Flores
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Alberola
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone