Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Amiodarone hydrochloride
IVAX Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
C01BD01
Amiodarone hydrochloride
100mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 02030200
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Amiodarone hydrochloride 100mg Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each Amiodarone Hydrochloride 100mg tablet contains 100mg amiodarone hydrochloride. Excipients with known effect: This medicinal product contains lactose monohydrate. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablet. _AMIODARONE HYDROCHLORIDE 100MG TABLETS: _ Amiodarone Tablets 100mg are white, flat, with a breakline and marked with "100" on one side. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Treatment should be initiated and normally monitored only under hospital or specialist supervision. Amiodarone Tablets are indicated only for the treatment of severe rhythm disorders not responding to other therapies or when other treatments cannot be used. Tachyarrhythmias associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. Atrial flutter and fibrillation when drugs cannot be used. All types of tachyarrhythmias of paroxysmal nature including: supraventricular, nodal and ventricular tachycardias, ventricular fibrillation; when other drugs cannot be used. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology _ADULTS _ It is particularly important that the minimum effective dose be used. In all cases the patient’s management must be judged on the individual response and well-being. The following dosage regimen is generally effective. _INITIAL STABILISATION _ Treatment should be started with 200mg, three times a day and may be continued for 1 week. The dosage should then be reduced to 200mg, twice daily for a further week. _MAINTENANCE _ After the initial period the dosage should be reduced to 200mg daily, or less if appropriate. Rarely, the patient may require a higher maintenance dose. The scored 100mg tablet should be used to titrate the minimum dosage required to maintain control of the arrhythmia. The maintenance dose should be regularly reviewed, especially where this exceeds 200mg daily. _ _ _GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS_ Initial dosing A high dos Read the complete document