Filgrastim, sold under the brand name Neupogen among others, is a medication used to treat low blood neutrophils due to a number of causes. This includes when it occurs following chemotherapy, radiation poisoning, HIV/AIDS, or is of unknown cause.
Intravenously administered amiodarone causes heart block or bradycardia in 4.9 percent of patients and hypotension in 16 percent. 2 If these conditions occur, infusion of the drug should be discontinued, or the rate of infusion should be reduced.
Amiodarone is indicated to treat ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. Amiodarone can cause serious side effects. The first doses of amiodarone are administered in a hospital where your heart can be closely monitored in case the medication causes serious side effects.