Sotalol is effective for treating atrial fibrillation (AF), ventricular tachycardia, premature ventricular contractions, and supraventricular tachycardia
Active Ingredient: sotalol hydrochloride
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows: ATC code Group title
Generic name: sotalol hydrochloride
Sotalol is primarily eliminated by renal excretion, with approximately 80-90% of a dose being excreted unchanged in the urine; a small amount is excreted unchanged in the feces
of Averys "Drug Treatment" (1987) and "Drugs" 31, 93 - 95, 1986 are used as a basis for the ATC classification
Sotalol is a non-cardioselective beta-blocker that also possesses potassium channel blocker properties
WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification
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Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do 1) ATC level name changed to: peginterferon-alfa-2b, combinations
The information below refers to products available in the United States that contain sotalol
For the classification of combination products of antihypertensives from different ATC groups, the following ranking should be used, from higher to lower precedence: C09, C07, C08, and C03
They may affect the polarization-repolarization phase of the action potential, its excitability or refractoriness, or impulse conduction or membrane responsiveness within cardiac fibers
Tab Loading dose: 3 tab daily for 8-10 days, may be increased to 4-5 tab daily
Recommended initial dose is 80 mg PO q 12h if CrCl > 60mL/min
6 It was the first of the class III anti arrhythmic drugs
Dosing may start from 5mg to 20mg daily, with any amount above the prescribed dose considered an overdose
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Nevertheless, the ATC classification used for this review assisted in establishing an initial schematic classification
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The DDDs for oral and parenteral formulations are equal, even if the parenteral preparations are used for the initial treatment of arrhythmias
Sotalol AF is used to treat atrial fibrillation or heart flutter