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| Because of its life-threatening side effects and the substantial management difficulties associated with its use Amiodarone is indicated only for the treatment of the following documented, life-threatening recurrent ventricular arrhythmias when these have not responded to documented adequate doses of other available antiarrhythmics or when alternative agents could not be tolerated.
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| # Recurrent ventricular fibrillation. | |
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| # Recurrent hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia.
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| As is the case for other antiarrhythmic agents, there is no evidence from controlled trials that the use of Amiodarone HCl tablets favorably affects survival.
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| Amiodarone HCl tablets should be used only by physicians familiar with and with access to (directly or through referral) the use of all available modalities for treating recurrent life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, and who have access to appropriate monitoring facilities, including in-hospital and ambulatory continuous electrocardiographic monitoring and electrophysiologic techniques.
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| Because of the life-threatening nature of the arrhythmias treated, potential interactions with prior therapy, and potential exacerbation of the arrhythmia, initiation of therapy with Amiodarone should be carried out in the hospital.
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