Comparing Amiodarone vs Atenolol
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Prescription only
Amiodarone should ONLY be used in the treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias that have not responded to other treatments. Amiodarone does not appear to increase life expectancy and can... View more |
Prescription only
Atenolol works on heart-specific receptors to lower blood pressure and slow heart rate; however, this selective effect on the heart may be lost with dosages greater than 50mg/day which increases the... View more |
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| More about Amiodarone | More about Atenolol | ||||||||||||||||
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Amiodarone has an average rating of 4.8 out of 10 from a total of 90 ratings on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 49% reported a negative effect. |
Atenolol has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 265 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 18% reported a negative effect. |
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Commonly reported side effects include:
See also: amiodarone side effects in more detail. |
Commonly reported side effects include:
See also: atenolol side effects in more detail. |
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View all amiodarone prices |
View all atenolol prices |
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| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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240 hours |
6.2 hours |
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| CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 683 drugs are known to interact with amiodarone:
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A total of 453 drugs are known to interact with atenolol:
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June 03, 2016 |
November 21, 2019 |
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N/A |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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