Comparing Amiodarone vs Lidocaine

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Amiodarone

Lidocaine

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

Lidocaine is used as a local or regional anesthetic to prevent pain signals from being transmitted to the brain during surgical, dental, and other procedures. Lidocaine antiarrhythmic is used in the... View more

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Ratings & Reviews

Amiodarone has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 95 ratings on Drugs.com. 39% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 48% reported a negative effect.

Lidocaine has an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from a total of 21 ratings on Drugs.com. 43% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 48% reported a negative effect.

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Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified.

Tiredness (14.7%)
Dizziness (10.5%)
Insomnia (10.5%)
Shortness of breath (10.5%)
Weakness (6.3%)
Constipation (5.3%)
Cough (5.3%)

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Drug Class

Group III antiarrhythmics

Generic Availability

Lower cost generic

Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance

Quantity	100 each
Strength	200 mg
Per unit^*	$0.28 - $0.52
Cost^*	$27.86 - $52.44

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Quantity	20 mL
Strength	1% preservative-free
Per unit^*	$0.70 - $0.78
Cost^*	$13.93 - $15.59

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Dosage Forms

Intravenous solution
Oral tablet

Injectable solution
Intravenous solution

Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value.

240 hours

2 hours

CSA Schedule ¹ View glossary of CSA terms

Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Pregnancy Category

Category D Positive evidence of risk

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Category B No proven risk in humans

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Drug Interactions

A total of 746 drugs are known to interact with Amiodarone:

279 major drug interactions (953 brand and generic names)
429 moderate drug interactions (1621 brand and generic names)
38 minor drug interactions (191 brand and generic names)

A total of 558 drugs are known to interact with Lidocaine:

37 major drug interactions (146 brand and generic names)
416 moderate drug interactions (2143 brand and generic names)
105 minor drug interactions (419 brand and generic names)

Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions

Amiodarone may be taken with or without food but should be taken at the same way each time. You... View more

Grapefruit juice may increase the blood levels of lidocaine, which may increase the risk of side... View more

Disease Interactions

First Approval Date

December 24, 1985

N/A

WADA Class View classifications

N/A

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