Sotalol

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Adult Dosing

  • 80mg PO BID

Indications

  • Suppression of ventricular arrhythmias refractory to other meds
  • Suppression of SVT, a-fib

Mechanism of Action

  • Class II - Nonselective beta-blocker
  • Class III effects (prolongs repol and refractoriness)

Adverse Drug Rxns

  • Hypotension, bradycardia
  • Proarrhythmia (esp in pts w/ hypokalemia)

Kinetics

  • Onset of action = 2-3hr
  • Duration of action = 24hr

See Also

Antiarrhythmics

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