- for treatment of recurrent
Ventricular Fibrillation or hemodynamically unstable ventricular
Tachycardia; - Adult: Loading: 800-1600 mg/day for 1-3 weeks; - Maintenance dose: 600-800 mg/day for 1 month, then 200-400 mg/day; - Peds: 10 mg/kg/day divided q12hr PO for 7-10 days then reduce to 5 mg/kg/day divided q12hr if effective; - Average half life of 53 days; - Side Effects: - pulmonary fibrosis and liver failure as well as exacerbation of arrhythmias;
