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.
If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately: fever, shortness of breath, wheezing, other breathing problems, cough, or coughing or spitting up blood. Amiodarone may also cause liver damage. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver disease.