Definition of Amiodarone

1. Noun. An antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective.

Exact synonyms: Cordarone
Generic synonyms: Antiarrhythmic, Antiarrhythmic Drug, Antiarrhythmic Medication
Language type: Trademark

Definition of Amiodarone

1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) A particular medicine used against arrhythmia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Amiodarone

1. A coronary vasodilator used in the control of ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias, and in the management of angina pectoris. Causes significant and distinctive pulmonary toxicity. Chemical name: (2-Butyl-3-benzofuranyl)[4-[2-(diethylamino)ethoxyl]-3,5-diiodophenyl]methanone. (14 Aug 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amiodarone

aminoxyl
aminoxyl radical
aminoxyl radicals
aminoxylation
aminoxyls
amins
aminuria
aminyl
aminyl oxide
aminyl oxides
aminyl radical
aminyl radicals
aminylene
aminylenes
aminyls
amiodarone (current term)
amioid
amioidei
amioids
amiphenazole
amir
amirate
amirates
amirite
amirs
amis
amises
amiss
amiss(p)
amisses

Literary usage of Amiodarone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... Paromomycin amiodarone TN= Amio-Aqueous amiodarone HCI TN= Cordarone Treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar). Treatment of incessant ventricular ..."

2. Hypochondriac's Guide to Phentermine by edited by W. Frederick Zimmerman (2005)
"... Coudert B, D'Athis P, Dumas M, Escousse A, Jeannin U. Pharmacokinetics of amiodarone in the isolated rat lung. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. i990 Jul;254 (i) ..."

3. From Test Tube to Patient: New Drug Development in the United States by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"In one instance, more than 600 cardiologists treated some patients with the anti- arrhythmic drug amiodarone before it was approved for marketing as ..."

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