Drug Summary

  Drug name:  amiodarone
  Chemical name:  Amiodarone hydrochloride
  Formula:  C₂₅H₂₉I₂NO_{3<
  Weight:   645.3116
  CAS no:  1951-25-3
  DrugBank link:  DB01118
  Description:  An antianginal and antiarrhythmic drug. It increases the duration of ventricular and atrial muscle action by inhibiting Na,K-activated myocardial adenosine triphosphatase. There is a resulting decrease in heart rate and in vascular resistance. [PubChem]
  Indication:  Intravenously, for initiation of treatment and prophylaxis of frequently recurring ventricular fibrillation and hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia in patients refractory to other therapy. Orally, for the treatment of life-threatening recurrent ventricular arrhythmias such as recurrent ventricular fibrillation and recurrent hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia.}