Drug details

Nexterone (amiodarone hcl injection)

type of Antidysrhythmics, III

Nexterone (amiodarone HC1) Injection is an antiarrhythmic drug used to help keep the heart beating normally in people with life-threatening heart rhythm disorders of the ventricles (the lower chambers of the heart that allow blood to flow out of the heart). Nexterone is used to treat or prevent ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. Nexterone is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea
• vomiting
• low fever
• slight dizziness
• slow heart rate
• low blood pressure, or
• abnormal liver function tests

The following drugs are related to Nexterone, either as a replacement or used together:

• Sectral (acebutolol)
• Altace (ramipril tablets)
• Tenormin I.V. Injection (atenolol inj)
• Coreg CR (carvedilol phosphate extended-release)
• Inderal (propranolol)
• Trandate (labetalol)
• Zocor (simvastatin)