Loading dose: 800-1,600 mg/day for 1-3 wk until initial therapeutic response occurs. When adequate arrhythmia control is achieved, or if side effects become prominent, reduce to 600-800 mg/day for 1 mth. Maintenance: 400 mg/day.
View Amiodar overdosage for action to be taken in the event of an overdose.
Administration
May be taken with or without food: Take consistently w/ or w/o meals. Take w/ meals if high dose or to reduce GI discomfort.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity. Severe sinus node dysfunction; 2nd & 3rd-degree AV block; bradycardia episodes have caused syncope (except when used in conjunction w/ pacemaker).
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