Amiodarone
Amiodarone tablets in 100mg and 200mg strengths, an antiarrhythmic used to treat and prevent certain abnormal heart rhythms and unstable fast heart rates.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100mg | 30 tablets | $34.80 | $1.16 |
| 100mg | 60 tablets | $62.40 | $1.04 |
| 100mg | 90 tablets | $84.60 | $0.94 |
| 100mg | 120 tablets | $103.20 | $0.86 |
| 100mg | 180 tablets | $140.40 | $0.78 |
| 200mg | 30 tablets | $74.70 | $2.49 |
| 200mg | 60 tablets | $139.20 | $2.32 |
| 200mg | 90 tablets | $192.60 | $2.14 |
| 200mg | 120 tablets | $246.00 | $2.05 |
| 200mg | 180 tablets | $352.80 | $1.96 |
- Category
- Heart & Blood Pressure
- Active ingredient
- Amiodarone
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 100/200mg
You will receive a quality generic, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Arrhythmias
- Therapeutic Class
- Antiarrhythmic
- Pharmacological Class
- Class III Antiarrhythmic
- Minor Side Effects
- Sensitivity to light, Dizziness, Fatigue
- Moderate Side Effects
- Slow heart rate, Tremors, Loss of coordination
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- Sanofi
- Duration
- Long-term effect
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature away from light.
- Drug Interactions
- Warfarin, Digoxin, Statins
- Age Restrictions
- Use with caution in the elderly
What you will receive
Amiodarone is a generic medicine sold under the name of its active ingredient, Amiodarone.
- The manufacturer depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
- It contains the same active ingredient, at the same strength, as the brand-name versions.
FAQ
Which Amiodarone strengths and pack sizes can I order?
Amiodarone tablets come in 100mg and 200mg, in packs of 30, 60, 90, 120 or 180. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
How is Amiodarone delivered to Hong Kong?
Amiodarone orders to Hong Kong can use tracked courier delivery in 5 to 9 business days, with online tracking. If a parcel does not arrive within the delivery window, or arrives damaged, it is sent again free; if that is not possible, the order is refunded.
What is another name for amiodarone?
Brand names for amiodarone include Cardarone and Pacerone. Amiodarone tablets are a pure generic amiodarone product and are not any of those brands. Here, amiodarone can also be bought online as generic Cardarone.
How long does amiodarone stay in your body?
It clears very slowly. Weeks to months can pass after the last tablet before the drug is fully gone, which is why its effects — wanted and unwanted — keep going for a while after you stop. That long tail is also why doses are built up and then trimmed rather than switched on and off.
Can I take amiodarone with food?
Yes, either way works — with a meal or on an empty stomach. Absorption shifts a little depending on what is in the stomach, so the trick is consistency: pick a pattern and stay with it. Swallow the tablet whole with water rather than chewing it.
What is the difference between Amiodarone and Cardarone?
Nothing in the medicine itself. Cardarone is amiodarone sold under a brand name, while the listing called Amiodarone carries the plain ingredient name. Both come as 100mg and 200mg tablets, so the difference is the packaging and the name rather than the strength.
Does amiodarone affect the thyroid?
It can, in both directions. The molecule is rich in iodine, which the thyroid needs to make its hormones, so treatment can tip the gland into overactivity or underactivity. Weight change, feeling unusually hot or cold, a pulse that races or drags, and swelling in the neck are the usual clues.
Does amiodarone make your skin sensitive to the sun?
Yes. Photosensitivity is a common effect, so skin that used to cope with a sunny afternoon can burn quickly. Long sleeves, a hat and a high-factor sunscreen on exposed skin make a real difference, and the sensitivity eases once the drug is out of the body.
About Amiodarone
What amiodarone tablets treat
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic — a medicine that settles the electrical signals behind each heartbeat. It is used for certain ventricular arrhythmias (abnormal rhythms that begin in the lower chambers of the heart) and for unstable tachycardia, where the heart runs fast and will not slow down on its own. The tablets come in 100mg and 200mg.
How it works, and how it is taken
Each heartbeat starts with sodium, potassium and calcium moving through channels in the heart muscle cells. Amiodarone partly blocks all three and dampens the effect of adrenaline. Signals then travel more slowly through the heart and the gap before the next beat lengthens, which interrupts an extra rhythm. The drug also settles into body tissue and keeps acting for weeks after the last tablet. For that reason treatment opens with a higher loading dose that is stepped down once the rhythm is steady.
Amiodarone goes down with water once or twice a day, with food or without it; what counts is sticking to one routine. The pack keeps best sealed and somewhere cool, because heat and humidity shorten its life.
Side effects that matter
The common effects are nausea, constipation, tiredness, a tremor in the hands, an unsteady gait, and skin that burns quickly in sunlight. Microscopic deposits often collect on the cornea, the clear front of the eye, but seldom affect vision. The thyroid is a frequent target because the drug is rich in iodine: the gland can turn overactive or underactive, with weight change, feeling too hot or too cold, or a racing or sluggish pulse.
Other damage builds up quietly. A cough that will not clear, breathlessness or wheezing points to lung problems; nausea with dark urine, yellowing of the eyes or pain under the right ribs points to liver problems. Numbness or tingling in the hands and feet, and changes in eyesight, can appear after months of use. Amiodarone can also make an existing arrhythmia worse or set off a new one, so a fainting spell, or a heartbeat that suddenly pounds or races and does not settle, needs urgent treatment. Because the drug lingers, these effects can still appear after the tablets stop.
Mixing amiodarone with other medicines
Several medicines behave differently when amiodarone is on board. It strengthens warfarin's blood-thinning effect and raises digoxin levels. Beta-blockers and certain calcium channel blockers slow the heart more than either would alone. Simvastatin carries a higher risk of muscle damage with it, and St John's wort lowers the amiodarone level.
Amiodarone and Cardarone
Both listings hold the same medicine: amiodarone, 100mg and 200mg tablets. Cardarone is the brand-name version; the plain amiodarone tablets carry the ingredient name on the box. Same strength, same tablet form, different name.
Sources
- Amiodarone: MedlinePlus Drug Information — MedlinePlus / U.S. National Library of Medicine