Chemical formula: C₂₅H₂₉I₂NO₃ Molecular mass: 645.312 g/mol PubChem compound: 2157
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication used to treat and prevent a number of types of irregular heartbeats. This includes ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF), and wide complex tachycardia, as well as atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| C01BD01 | Amiodarone | C Cardiovascular system → C01 Cardiac therapy → C01B Antiarrhythmics, class I and III → C01BD Antiarrhythmics, class III |
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORDARONE X Solution for injection | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
| CORDARONE X 100 Tablet | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Amiodarone is an active ingredient of these brands:
Australia (AU)Austria (AT)
Brazil (BR)
Croatia (HR)
Cyprus (CY)Ecuador (EC)
Estonia (EE)
Finland (FI)
France (FR)
Germany (DE)Ireland (IE)
Israel (IL)
Italy (IT)
Japan (JP)
Lithuania (LT)
Mexico (MX)
Netherlands (NL)
New Zealand (NZ)
Poland (PL)
Romania (RO)
South Africa (ZA)Spain (ES)
Tunisia (TN)Turkey (TR)United Kingdom (UK)
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide. |
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