- Amiodarone, oral, 800 mg daily for 7 days.
- Then 600 mg daily for 3 days.
- Hypotension may occur, especially during the loading dose phase
- Titrate to maintenance dose of 200–400 mg daily.
- May cause hypothyroidism or thyrotoxicosis - monitor thyroid function every 6 months.
- Monitor for pulmonary symptoms and perform baseline CXR before starting long-term therapy and annually thereafter to monitor for interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.