Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Clorhidrato de amiodarona
Amiodarone hydrochloride (A-mee-OH-duh-rone HY-droh-KLOR-ide)
A drug used to treat certain types of abnormal heart rhythms that have not gotten better with other drugs. Amiodarone hydrochloride affects the electrical activity of the heart. It is a type of antiarrhythmic agent. Also called Corderone.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.