The three main complications of long-term amiodarone use are pulmonary toxicity, thyroid disease and liver toxicity. Pulmonary toxicity progresses slowly in the setting of amiodarone use ...

A new study from the University of Gothenburg has found that a software robot can detect side effects of a heart medication ...

The incidence of type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT ... However, it provides further evidence that early use of glucocorticoid therapy is safe and effective in patients with type ...

I first prescribed amiodarone about 30 years ago, before it was approved for use in the US. Back then we gave this drug almost exclusively to patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias ...

We reviewed AE data from the FDA to explore the clinical significance of a potential statin-amiodarone interaction, and to compare such data for three commonly used statins. We found that for the ...

Blue man syndrome, also known as argyria, can occur from long-term amiodarone use however was initially seen in silver toxicity. Significant bluish discoloration of the skin can is seen.