SURVEYOR Health - Drug Interactions and Side Effects of Amiodarone

Drug Interactions and Side Effects of Amiodarone

Amiodarone has 99 Side Effects total
69 are Life Threatening
14 Occur Most Frequently

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Uses of Amiodarone

USES: This medication is used to treat certain types of serious (possibly fatal) irregular heartbeat (such as persistent ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia). It is used to restore normal heart rhythm and maintain a regular, steady heartbeat. Amiodarone is known as an anti-arrhythmic drug. It works by blocking certain electrical signals in the heart that can cause an irregular heartbeat.

Amiodarone has 69 Life Threatening (Critical) Side Effects

Critical Seriousness - Abnormal Heart Rhythm - Conduction Disorder of the Heart is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Abnormal Hepatic Function Tests is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Abnormally Low Blood Pressure - Hypotension is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Acquired Decrease of All Cells in the Blood - Pancytopenia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Atrial Fibrillation is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Atrioventricular Heart Block - Atrioventricular Block is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Bleeding from the Lungs - Pulmonary Hemorrhage is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Blood Clotting Disorder - Blood Coagulation Disorder is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Blurred Vision is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Bronchospasm - Bronchospastic Pulmonary Disease is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Chronic Heart Failure is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Coughing Up Blood - Hemoptysis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Decreased Blood Platelets - Thrombocytopenic Disorder is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Decreased Neutrophils a Type of White Blood Cell - Neutropenic Disorder is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Decreased Oxygen In The Tissues Or Blood - Hypoxia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Deficiency of Granulocytes a Type of White Blood Cell - Agranulocytosis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Demyelinating Disease - Demyelination is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Deposits on the Eye - Corneal Deposits is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Deterioration of the Cornea of the Eye - Corneal Degeneration is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Discolored Spots and Small Elevations of the Skin - Maculopapular Rash is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Disease of the Optic Nerve - Optic Neuropathy is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Epididymitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Erythema Multiforme is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Escape of Fluid into the Lungs - Pleural Effusions is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Fluid in the Lungs - Pulmonary Edema is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Giant Hives - Angioedema is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Hallucination - Hallucinations is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Heart Block is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Heart Failure - Sinoatrial Arrest - Sinus Arrest is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Hepatitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Inflammation in Lungs caused by Allergic Reaction - Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Inflammation of Skin caused by an Allergy - Allergic Dermatitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Inflammation of the Alveoli of the Lungs - Alveolitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Interstitial Pneumonitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Kidney Disease - Renal Disease is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Kidney Failure - Renal Failure is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Life Threatening Allergic Reaction - Anaphylaxis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Liver Problems - Disease of Liver is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Lung Fibrosis - Pulmonary Fibrosis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Muscle Disease - Myopathy is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Numbness, Tingling or Pain of Hands or Feet - Peripheral Neuropathy is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Overactive Thyroid Gland - Hyperthyroidism is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Pancreatitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Pneumonia with High Amount of Eosinophil White Blood Cells - Eosinophilic Pneumonia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Prolonged Q-T Interval on EKG - Prolonged QT Interval is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Pseudotumor Cerebri - Benign Intracranial Hypertension is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Rash - Skin Rash is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Reaction due to an Allergy - Allergic Reactions is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Serious Muscle Damage that may Lead to Kidney Failure - Rhabdomyolysis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Shock is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Signs and Symptoms at Injection Site - Injection Site Sequelae is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Sinus Bradycardia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Skin Discoloration - Dyschromia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Skin Rash with Sloughing - Exfoliative Dermatitis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Sudden Blindness and Pain Upon Moving the Eye - Optic Neuritis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Sudden Rapid Heartbeat-Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia - Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Sun-Sensitive Skin - Skin Photosensitivity is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Swollen Lymph Nodes - Lymphadenopathy is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion - SIADH Syndrome is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Toxic Effect on Brain or Spinal Cord Function - CNS Toxicity is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Trouble Breathing - Dyspnea is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Underactive Thyroid - Hypothyroidism is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Ventricular Fibrillation is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Very Rapid Heartbeat - Torsades de Pointes - Torsades de Pointes is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Visible Water Retention - Edema is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

Critical Seriousness - Visual Halos Around Lights - Visual Halos is a Life Threatening Side Effect of Amiodarone

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Amiodarone has 14 Most Frequently Occurring Side Effects

Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Abnormal Hepatic Function Tests is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Abnormally Low Blood Pressure - Hypotension is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Feel Like Throwing Up - Nausea is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Incomplete or Infrequent Bowel Movements - Constipation is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Inflammation of the Alveoli of the Lungs - Alveolitis is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Interstitial Pneumonitis is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Involuntary Quivering - Tremors is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Loss of Appetite - Anorexia is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Low Energy - Fatigue is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Lung Fibrosis - Pulmonary Fibrosis is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Sun-Sensitive Skin - Skin Photosensitivity is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Throwing Up - Vomiting is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Toxic Effect on Brain or Spinal Cord Function - CNS Toxicity is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

Uncoordinated - Ataxia is a Frequently Occurring Side Effect of Amiodarone

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Amiodarone has 31 Condition Contraindications

If you have any of these Conditions then you should carefully evaluate the risks of taking Amiodarone.

Amiodarone Oral Contraindications
(grouped by decreasing seriouosness level)

Absolute Contraindications

Bradycardia - Slow Heartbeat is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Cardiogenic Shock - Blood Circulation Failure due to Serious Heart Condition is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Complete Atrioventricular Block - Complete Heart Block is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Lactating Mother - A Mother who is Producing Milk and Breastfeeding is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Pregnancy is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Refractive Keratoplasty by Laser Surgery - Laser Surgery on Cornea of Eye is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Second Degree Atrioventricular Heart Block is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Sinus Node Dysfunction - Abnormal Functioning of the Sinus Node of the Heart is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Syncope due to Bradycardia - Fainting from Slow Heart Beat is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Relative Contraindications

Chronic Pulmonary Disease - Chronic Lung Disease is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Congenital Long QT Syndrome - Abnormal EKG with QT changes from Birth is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Drug-Induced Hepatitis - Hepatitis caused by Drugs is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Eosinophilic Pneumonia - Pneumonia with High Amount of Eosinophil White Blood Cells is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis - Inflammation in Lungs caused by Allergic Reaction is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Hyperthyroidism - Overactive Thyroid Gland is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Hypokalemia - Low Amount of Potassium in the Blood is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Hypomagnesemia - Low Amount of Magnesium in the Blood is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Interstitial Pneumonitis is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Optic Neuritis - Sudden Blindness and Pain Upon Moving the Eye is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Optic Neuropathy - Disease of the Optic Nerve is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Prolonged QT Interval - Prolonged Q-T Interval on EKG is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Pulmonary Hemorrhage - Bleeding from the Lungs is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Thyrotoxicosis - Overactive Thyroid causing Life-Threatening Symptoms is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Torsades de Pointes - Very Rapid Heartbeat - Torsades de Pointes is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Contraindication Warnings

Abnormal Hepatic Function Tests - Abnormal Liver Function Tests is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Chronic Heart Failure is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Corneal Deposits - Deposits on the Eye is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Disease of Liver - Liver Problems is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Hypothyroidism - Underactive Thyroid is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Peripheral Neuropathy - Numbness, Tingling or Pain of Hands or Feet is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Surgical Procedure - Recent Operation is a contraindication of Amiodarone.

Amiodarone has 9 related brands and strengths:

Amiodarone 100 Mg Tab Amiodarone 150 Mg/3 Ml Iv Syringe Amiodarone 200 Mg Tab Amiodarone 400 Mg Tab Amiodarone 50 Mg/Ml Iv Cordarone 200 Mg Tab Pacerone 100 Mg Tab Pacerone 200 Mg Tab Pacerone 400 Mg Tab

Amiodarone - Symptoms of overdose may include
weakness, severe dizziness, very slow heartbeat, fainting.

Contact poison control
If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US national poison hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canadian residents should call their local poison control center directly.