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Sotalol
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Contents
General
- Type: Beta blockers
- Dosage Forms:
- Common Trade Names:
Adult Dosing
- 80mg PO BID
Pediatric Dosing
Special Populations
- Pregnancy Rating:
- Lactation:
- Renal Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
- Hepatic Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
Indications
- Suppression of ventricular arrhythmias refractory to other meds
- Suppression of SVT, a-fib
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
Adverse Reactions
- Hypotension, bradycardia
- Proarrhythmia (esp in patients with hypokalemia)
Pharmacology
- Half-life:
- Metabolism:
- Excretion:
- Mechanism of Action:
- Class II - Nonselective beta-blocker
- Class III effects (prolongs repol and refractoriness)
- Onset of action = 2-3hr
- Duration of action = 24hr
