Cordarone
Amiodarone tablets for ventricular fibrillation and unstable ventricular tachycardia. It blocks potassium, sodium, and calcium channels in the heart.
- Category
- Heart & Blood Pressure
- Active ingredient
- Amiodarone
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 100mg · 200mg
This listing uses Cordarone as a reference name. A generic equivalent is supplied; its exact brand and manufacturer are confirmed before supply.
Prescription and consultation requirements for Cordarone vary by destination and are determined by the fulfilment partner.
Cordarone details
- Alternative names
- amiodarone
- Therapeutic class
- Class III Antiarrhythmic
- Pharmacological class
- Antiarrhythmic Agent
- Known off-label uses
- atrial fibrillation
- Minor side effects
- nausea; taste perversion; photosensitivity
- Moderate side effects
- blue-gray skin discoloration; thyroid dysfunction; elevated transaminases
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- Wyeth
- Onset Time
- 2–3 weeks
- Duration
- 1–3 months
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
- Warfarin; Digoxin; Simvastatin
- Age restrictions
- Approved for adults.
Contraindications
cardiogenic shock; second or third-degree AV block; severe sinus node dysfunction
Serious side effects
pulmonary toxicity, requires immediate medical attention; hepatic cirrhosis, requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Amiodarone tablets for ventricular fibrillation and unstable ventricular tachycardia. It blocks potassium, sodium, and calcium channels in the heart.
Mechanism of action
Prolongs myocardial action potential and refractory period by blocking potassium, sodium, and calcium ion channels.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: High risk of fetal goiter. Avoid in pregnancy. Breastfeeding: Contraindicated.
What you will receive
Cordarone is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Amiodarone, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
- Check the final product details at checkout before confirming an order.