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.
Bradycardia and heart block occur in 1 to 3 percent of patients receiving amiodarone. 2 Amiodarone-induced proarrhythmia occurs at an annual rate of less than 1 percent.
A: Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication used to treat abnormal beating of the heart (cardiac arrhythmias). The drug has a wide range of side effects including the corneal deposits and pulmonary scarring you mentioned.miodarone may also be prescribed off-label for children to help treat irregular heartbeat. Amiodarone belongs to group of drugs known as anti-arrhythmics. There are four major classes of anti-arrhythmics, and amiodarone belongs to Class III.