Amiodarone pneumonitis: no safe dose
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M I Polkey1, P O Wilson, P J Rees
1Department of Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, U.K.
Respiratory Medicine
|March 1, 1995
Abstract:
Pneumonitis is a serious adverse effect of amiodarone therapy, which is related to the average daily dose. A case of pneumonitis is described which developed after exposure to a low dose of amiodarone. This challenges the concept that low dose amiodarone therapy is safe.