Sotalol Hydrochloride Tablets (scored) 120 mg* Betapace (scored) Data on the effectiveness and safety of dronedarone and sotalol after AF ablation are limited
I am being kept on Sotalol and told to increase from 40mg twice a day to 80mg in morning and 40mg at night
If the 120 mg dose does not reduce the frequency of early relapse of AFIB/AFL and is tolerated without excessive QT interval
If the 120 mg dose does not reduce the frequency of early relapse of AFIB/AFL and is tolerated without excessive QT interval prolongation (≥ Find patient medical information for Sotalol AF oral on WebMD including its uses, side effects and safety, interactions, pictures, warnings and user ratings
This would entail: Atrial fibrillation Sotalol may prolong the QT interval, and it occasionally causes life threatening ventricular arrhythmias (important: manufacturer advises particular care is required to avoid hypokalaemia in patients taking sotalol—electrolyte disturbances, particularly hypokalaemia and hypomagnesaemia should be corrected before sotalol started and during use)
Sotalol AF are indicated for the maintenance of normal sinus rhythm [delay in time to recurrence of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AFIB/AFL)] in patients with symptomatic AFIB/AFL who are currently in sinus rhythm
If the 120 mg dose does not reduce the frequency of early relapse of AFIB/AFL and is tolerated without excessive QT interval prolongation (≥ Sotalol (AF) can cause serious ventricular arrhythmias, primarily Torsade de Pointes (TdP) type ventricular tachycardia, a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia associated with QT interval prolongation
Sotalol, 1992, 2000 (AF) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
4 or 5 times a night in my case, against typically once a night without AF
It is estimated to affect 1%–4% of the population ( Algalarrondo and Extramiana, 2020 )
My EP reduced my dose of sotalol from 80 mg 2x per day, to 40mg 2x per day and told me to stop at end of Oct
58 male with SVT after 3 episodes and 3 trips to hospital via ambulance I was put on 80 mg Sotalol 2x a day
Children 2 years of age and older—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor
Sotalol hydrochloride is a white, crystalline solid with a molecular weight of 308