Drug General Information (ID: DDIN6WRUEM)
Drug Name			Amiodarone		Drug Info		Thyroid, porcine		Drug Info
Drug Type		Small molecule				Hormones
Therapeutic Class		Antiarrhythmic Agents				Thyroid Drugs

Mechanism of Amiodarone-Thyroid, porcine Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
Attenuated pharmacological effects (Unspecific) Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
Drug Name		Amiodarone				Thyroid, porcine
Mechanism		Reduce the effects of exogenous thyroid hormones				Thyroid hormone
Key Mechanism Factor 1
		Factor Name		Pharmacodynamics
		Factor Description		Reduced pharmacological effects leading to insufficient efficacy and/or treatment failure.
Mechanism Description		Attenuated pharmacological effects of  Amiodarone when combined with Thyroid, porcine

Recommended Action
Management		Therapy with amiodarone should be administered cautiously in patients with thyroid dysfunction. Clinical monitoring, including baseline and periodic (every 6 months) laboratory evaluation of thyroid function is recommended during concomitant treatment and for several months after discontinuation of amiodarone, especially in elderly patients. Modification of therapy may be necessary.

References
1	Product Information. Cordarone (amiodarone). Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Philadelphia, PA.
2	Product Information. Synthroid (levothyroxine). Abbott Pharmaceutical, Abbott Park, IL.
3	Singh BN, Nademanee K "Amiodarone and thyroid function: clinical implications during antiarrhythmic therapy." Am Heart J 106 (1983): 857-69