In Dr. Wes - Posted 16 weeks ago

For electrophysiologists, the drug combinations of amiodarone (marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone ) and simvastatin (marketed as Zocor ) is a commo...

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In Dr. Wes - Posted 1 year ago

Today, the New England Journal of Medicine reports on the safety and efficacy of dronedarone (Sanofi-Adventis (SNY) from the identically-designed EURI...

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In Allergies - Posted 1 year ago

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication, i.e., it is used to treat irregular heartbeats. Doctors are, however, often hesitant in using it or other ...

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In Dr. Wes - Posted 1 year ago

For those who might have missed the earlier Part I of this post regarding a rapid wide complex arrhythmia in a young man, and want to give this case a...

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In Dr. Wes - Posted 1 year ago

In an earlier post, I expressed my concerns over the potential safety of a new anti-anginal drug made by CV Therapeutics, ranolazine (trade name, Ran...

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