Who should not take Pacerone?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- overactive thyroid gland
- laser surgery on cornea of eye
- thyrotoxicosis
- a condition with low thyroid hormone levels
- bleeding in the alveoli of the lungs
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- fainting from slow heart beat
- a patient who is producing milk and breastfeeding
- pregnancy
- blood circulation failure due to serious heart condition
- recent operation
- liver problems
- damage to the liver and inflammation
- pneumonia with high amount of eosinophil white blood cells
- a type of inflammation of the lung called interstitial pneumonitis
- inflammation in the lungs due to an allergic reaction
- abnormal EKG with QT changes from birth
- abnormal functioning of the sinus node of the heart
- prolonged QT interval on EKG
- slow heartbeat
- torsades de pointes
- a type of abnormal heart rhythm
- second degree atrioventricular heart block
- complete heart block
- optic neuropathy
- a disease of the optic nerve
- sudden blindness and pain upon moving the eye
- deposits on the eye
- a painful condition that affects the nerves in the legs and arms called peripheral neuropathy
- low amount of potassium in the blood
- low amount of magnesium in the blood
Allergies:
- Amiodarone Analogues
- Amiodarone
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