[Acute amiodarone poisoning. Clinical and pharmacokinetic study]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1985 Jan;78(1):130-2.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A 73 years old patient, treated with Amiodarone for ventricular tachycardia, ingested 6 000 mg of Amiodarone. This did not induce hemodynamic troubles or aggravation of ventricular arrhythmia. Treatment included a gastric lavage and purging at the third hour. Plasma assay revealed a concentration of 3.69 mg/l at the fourth hour. Their evolution can be described as the sum of two exponentials. The half-life of the first exponential is 4.9 hours ; the half-life of the second one is 544 hours. Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic agent of high safety.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amiodarone / metabolism
  • Amiodarone / poisoning*
  • Benzofurans / poisoning*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kinetics

Substances

  • Benzofurans
  • Amiodarone