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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.
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
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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 ..."