Amiodarone HCL
Pacerone, Nexterone, and generics
Antiarrhythmic, Class III
| D | 3 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Key |
- Tabs (Pacerone and generics): 100, 200, 400 mg
- Oral suspension: 5 mg/mL
- Injection: 50 mg/mL (3, 9, 18 mL) (contains 20.2 mg/mL benzyl alcohol and 100 mg/mL polysorbate 80 or Tween 80)
- Premixed injection (Nexterone): 1.5 mg/mL (100 mL) (iso-osmotic solution, each 1 mL contains 15 mg sulfbutylether β-cyclodextrin [SBECD; see remarks], 0.362 mg citric acid, 0.183 mg sodium citrate, and 42.1 mg dextrose), 1.8 mg/mL (200 mL) (iso-osmotic solution, each 1 mL contains 18 mg SBECD, 0.362 mg citric acid, 0.183 mg sodium citrate, and 41.4 mg dextrose)
- Contains 37.3% iodine by weight
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Amiodarone HCL." Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309392/2/Amiodarone_HCL.
Amiodarone HCL. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309392/2/Amiodarone_HCL. Accessed October 3, 2026.
Amiodarone HCL. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309392/2/Amiodarone_HCL
Amiodarone HCL [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 October 03]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309392/2/Amiodarone_HCL.
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