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How to Use

Take amiodarone exactly as directed by your family doctor even though you may feel well . Do not take more drug than ordered and do not miss any doses.

Dosage

• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • For treat of ventricular arrhythmias :
    • Adults At first, 800 to 1600 milligrams - mg per day taken in divided doses. Then, 600 to 800 mg per day for one month. Then, 400 mg per day.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The dose for the first ten days is usually 10 mg per kilogram - 4.55 mg per pound of body weight per day. Then, the dose is decreased to 5 mg per kilogram - 2.27 mg per pound of body weight per day. After few weeks, the dose is then decreased to 2.5 mg per kilogram - 1.14 mg per pound of body weight per day.
• For injection dosage form:
  • For treat of ventricular arrhythmias
    • Adults At first, the dose is 150 mg injected into a vein for ten minutes, followed by a dose of 360 mg injected into a vein for six hours, followed by a dose of 540 mg injected into a vein for eighteen hours. After the first twenty-four hours of therapy, the dose is 720 mg injected into a vein every twenty-four hours; this dose may be continued for as long as three weeks.
    • Children Use is not recommended.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, do not take the missed dose at all and do not double the next one. Instead, go back to your regular dosing schedule. If you miss two or more doses in a row, check with your family doctor.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Do not store in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the drug to break down.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.