Amiodarone
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- Lipitor, interactions and the risk of haemorrhagic stroke in patients with recent stroke
- Pfizer has informed Healthcare Professional of updated prescribing advice for Atorvastatin ( Lipitor ). The new advice relates to interactions and the risk of haemorrhagic stroke in patients with recent stroke. Interactions with other medicines Atorvastatin levels may increase when administ... (Leggi Articolo)
- Increased blood concentrations of Zanaflex with concomitant use of CYP1A2 inhibitors
- Acorda Therapeutics anf FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) have informed that concomitant use of Tizanidine ( Zanaflex ) with Fluvoxamine ( Luvox ) or Ciprofloxacin ( Cipro ), potent CYP1A2 inhibitors, is contraindicated. The interaction between Tizanidine and either Fluvoxamine or Ciproflox... (Leggi Articolo)
- Sotalex and Cordarone help prevent shocks from implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Use of Amiodarone ( Cordarone ), an antiarrhythmic drug, in combination with a beta-blocker is effective in preventing shocks that can occur from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator ( ICD ) reduces death in patients at risk for sustained ventr... (Leggi Articolo)
- Cordarone reduces risk of atrial tachyarrhythmias after cardiac surgery
- Use of the antiarrhythmic agent Amiodarone ( Cordarone ) is associated with one-half the incidence of atrial tachyarrhythmias following cardiac surgery. The study is published in the JAMA. Atrial tachyarrhythmias, usually atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, often occur immediately after... (Leggi Articolo)
- Atrial fibrillation: Betapace less effient than Cordarone for maintaining sinus rhythm
- Amiodarone ( Cordarone ) is more efficacy than Sotalol ( Betapace ) for maintaining sinus rhythm, but both drugs have equal efficacy in patients with ischemic heart disease. A total of 665 patients who had persistent atrial fibrillation were randomly assigned to receive Amiodarone ( 267 pati... (Leggi Articolo)
- Erectile dysfunction: irreversible vision loss due phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors
- Public Citizen, representing more than 135,000 U.S. consumers, submitted a petition to the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) to immediately add a black box warning regarding the risks of drug-induced blindness for the three phosphodiesterase 5 ( PDE5 ) inhibitors that are prescribed for the tr... (Leggi Articolo)
- Guidelines for the prevention and management of postoperative atrial fibrillation
- The American College of Chest Physicians ( ACCP ) released the first evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of postoperative atrial fibrillation ( AF ) after cardiac surgery. " Over one third of patients suffer from AF after cardiac surgery, which is ass... (Leggi Articolo)
- Moxifloxacin for treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections, FDA approved
- The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved the once-daily antibiotic Moxifloxacin ( Avelox ) for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections ( cSSSI ) in adults caused by Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae or Enterobac... (Leggi Articolo)
