Re: Cordarone and generics

[Guest guest]

Pete -- your message concerns me. I've been on Cordarone for 8 months.

My insurance carrier was switched recently and I ended up ordering my

meds through a bulk mail order pharmacy. They sent me Pacerone instead

of Cordarone. I was told there is no difference, but maybe I need to

call my cardiologist and see what he thinks. Anyone else encountered

this???

Anita

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[Guest guest]

Anita,

My husband just order his Cordarone through a mail order place and his

bottle says Amiodarone.....Is this the same thing as Cordarone or is it a

generic?

Kathy

Re: Cordarone and generics

Pete E. -- My cardiologist told me that Pacerone (generic) was OK to

take instead of Cordarone. The mail order company I have to use is

Pharmacare Direct out of Fairfield, OH. Anita

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[Guest guest]

Kathy -- The FDA lists amiodarone as the antiarrhythmic chemical agent,

and Cordarone and Pacerone are trade/brand names. In other words, it's

all the same. How long has your husband been on Cordarone? I've only

been on this med for 8 months and am always interested in long-term

effects. I'm doing fine so far -- I take 200 mg. per day. Anita from

NC

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[Guest guest]

Anita,

My husband is taking 200 mg. per day, also. He has only been taking the

medicine for 3 months. So far, he feels much better since the medicine. He

was having several dizzy spells a day. Now he has none. He also has the

ICD.

Thanks for the info, we were concerned.

Kathy

Re: Cordarone and generics

>Kathy -- The FDA lists amiodarone as the antiarrhythmic chemical agent,

>and Cordarone and Pacerone are trade/brand names. In other words, it's

>all the same. How long has your husband been on Cordarone? I've only

>been on this med for 8 months and am always interested in long-term

>effects. I'm doing fine so far -- I take 200 mg. per day. Anita from

>NC

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Anita:

I have been on amiodarone for 3 years now, and suffered no bad side

effects. I take 400mg daily.

Mike

Anita wrote:

> Kathy -- The FDA lists amiodarone as the antiarrhythmic chemical agent,

> and Cordarone and Pacerone are trade/brand names. In other words, it's

> all the same. How long has your husband been on Cordarone? I've only

> been on this med for 8 months and am always interested in long-term

> effects. I'm doing fine so far -- I take 200 mg. per day. Anita from

> NC

>

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[Guest guest]

Kathy,

Just because the chemical agent is the same does not mean the actions of the

medication are the same. There are many variables including methods of

manufacture and binding agents used. I would agree that most generics are

close enough to the original formulations (i.e. name brand) but some are

not. And some may act differently for different people. I used to work in

the retail drug industry, and I remember a case, but I cannot remember the

drug, in which the Doctors wanted people to take the generic because it

seemed to work better then the name brand. If a change in medication from

the name brand to the generic or generic to name brand seems to make a

difference I would not assume they are the same.

Pete E

Re: Cordarone and generics

Kathy -- The FDA lists amiodarone as the antiarrhythmic chemical agent,

and Cordarone and Pacerone are trade/brand names. In other words, it's

all the same. How long has your husband been on Cordarone? I've only

been on this med for 8 months and am always interested in long-term

effects. I'm doing fine so far -- I take 200 mg. per day. Anita from

NC

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[Guest guest]

Patsy...Cordorone is an anti-arrhythmia drug given to people who suffer from

rather serious arrhythmias.

Coreg is a different type of drug, it is a beta blocker and it has been shown

to be very effective in people with cardiomyopathy and CHF. You can find out

a lot about it at Jon's Place. The URL is

http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/2571/heartforum.htm

Just wait until the site index loads and you will find TONS of valuable

information.

Lee

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[Guest guest]

Explain Cordorone to an ignorant person. My sweetie was given Coreg

(carvediol) for awhile--a sample. Since the cardiologist has had a

personal emergency, we have not been able to discuss this. I feel like

we are on a roller-coaster. Does anyone have any info on this drug?

Thank you for your ideas.

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