Comparing Amiodarone vs Verapamil
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| Amiodarone | Verapamil |
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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
Verapamil is used to treat angina, arrhythmias, or to lower blood pressure. Constipation is the most common side effect and it may interact with several medicines and grapefruit products. Prescribed... View more |
Related suggestions Supraventricular Tachycardia
Arrhythmia
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| More about Amiodarone | More about Verapamil | ||||||||||||||||
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Amiodarone has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 96 ratings on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 48% reported a negative effect. |
Verapamil has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 183 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 16% 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. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Amiodarone side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Nexterone, Pacerone | Calan SR, Verelan, Verelan PM | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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240 hours |
12 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA 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 C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 750 drugs are known to interact with Amiodarone:
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A total of 668 drugs are known to interact with Verapamil:
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December 24, 1985 |
March 08, 1982 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 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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