Cordarone 200 Mg
- Manufacturer : Sanofi India Ltd
- Equivalent Brands : Cordarone
- Generic Brands : Amiodarone
Cordarone 200mgis a prescription medication used to treat adults with life-threatening abnormal heart rhythm known medically as ventricular arrhythmia. It is used when other medications fail to work. Cordarone 200mgbelongs to a group of drugs called antiarrhythmic drugs. It affects the potassium level in the heart muscle which helps the heart resist irregular electrical signals.
Cordarone200mg Tablet is an anti-arrhythmic medication. It regulates heart beat by blocking abnormal electrical signals in the heart.
Cordarone200mg Tablet is an antiarrhythmic medicine which is used to treat irregular heart beats. This medicine should be used only for life-threatening arrhythmias. It may cause severe lung and liver injury which could be fatal.
You must swallow the whole tablet with one glass full of water. Do not crush or chew it. The dose intake is decided by the doctor only. Cordarone200mg can be taken two or three times a day for the first week and then the dose can be subsequently increased or decreased depending upon the patient’s response and condition. It is best to take it at the same time daily because it shows best results and helps to remember when to take the drug. Always take the medicine as instructed by your doctor.
The antiarrhythmic effect of amiodarone may be due to at least two major actions. It prolongs the myocardial cell-action potential (phase 3) duration and refractory period and acts as a noncompetitive a- and b-adrenergic inhibitor.
All drugs interact differently for person to person. You should check all the possible interactions with your doctor before starting any medicine.
Interaction with Alcohol
Description - Interaction with alcohol is unknown. It is advisable to consult your doctor before consumption.
Instructions - Interaction with alcohol is unknown. It is advisable to consult your doctor before consumption.
Interaction with Medicine
Pregnancy - This medicine is not recommended for use in pregnant women.
Breast-feeding - This medicine is not recommended for use in breastfeeding women.
Pulmonary Toxicity - This medicine may cause severe lung injury which includes hypersensitivity pneumonitis and Interstitial pneumonitis. Discontinue the treatment as soon as these symptoms appear until the exact cause is identified.
Worsened Arrhythmia - This medicine may cause exacerbation of the arrhythmias. This effect is more common in the patients being treated with other antiarrhythmic medicines or any changes in the dose. Close monitoring of potassium, magnesium levels is necessary before initiation of the treatment. Any symptoms of heart palpitations should be reported to the doctor.
Seek doctor’s advice before taking any other drug or herbal products while on cordarone200mg Tablet.
When cordarone200mg Tablet (intravenous administration) is administered, facilities must have cardiac monitoring, defibrillation, and cardiac pacing.
cordarone200mg Tablet can make you sunburn very easily. Avoid going out in the sunlight or on the tanning beds. Wear protective clothing and use.
This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
Patients must be evaluated clinically and given to chest X-ray before starting therapy.
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Cordarone200mg Tablet is used in the treatment of arrhythmias.
Store at room temperature away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets.Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company.
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