Heart rate may decrease markedly in elderly patients. Treatment should Therefore, amiodarone dose should be reduced or the treatment discontinued
Amiodarone: Belongs to class III antiarrhythmics. may be repeated at least 15 minutes after the first dose. Elderly: Use the minimum dilute the required dose
Key Words: Amiodarone toxicity, Cerebellar ataxia, Neurological side effects a case of amiodarone induced neurotoxicity in an elderly woman
Elderly: Initiate dosage at the lower end of the adult range. Hepatic the dose or discontinuing amiodarone. Renal Impairment: No dosage adjustment
Amiodarone can be used in elderly patients, and the dose is certainly within a standard dose that would be prescribed. Elderly patients can be
by B Rayner 2024 Cited by 1Clinical lessons from an elderly man with amiodarone- induced After a loading dose of amiodarone he continued on 200 mg daily, and
A previous retrospective study of elderly patients with prior myocar- dial amiodarone dose, and use of other antiarrhythmic or rate control drugs
by AI Grosu 2024 Cited by 1Conclusion: In elderly, amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction has particular clinical features, oc- curring even in low-dose amiodarone therapy
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of amiodarone in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have age-related kidney, liver, or heart problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving amiodarone.
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