[Every sixth patient in amiodarone treatment develops thyrotoxicosis or hypothyreosis]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2014;176(34):V03130174.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Amiodarone is associated with multiple side effects among which a substantial number of patients are suffering from amiodarone-induced thyroid disease. In this review we present difficulties in diagnosing, sub typing and treating amiodarone-induced thyroid disease and give views on the future of this drug and one of the alternatives, dronedarone. Amiodarone holds a place in modern medicine due to its unique antiarrhythmic effects and associated thyroid diseases requires collaboration between cardiologists and endocrinologists due to the complexity hereof.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amiodarone / adverse effects*
  • Amiodarone / analogs & derivatives
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / adverse effects*
  • Dronedarone
  • Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Hypothyroidism / chemically induced*
  • Hypothyroidism / drug therapy
  • Hypothyroidism / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Thyrotoxicosis / chemically induced*
  • Thyrotoxicosis / drug therapy
  • Thyrotoxicosis / epidemiology

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Dronedarone
  • Amiodarone