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Atrial Fibrillation sotalol hydrochloride 160 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Sotalol hydrochloride/Sotalol hydrochloride AF tablets are an antiarrhythmic indicated for: the treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias the maintenance of normal sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter (AFIB/AFL) Limitations of Use Sotalol hydrochloride has not been shown to enhance survival in patients with life threatening ventricular arrhythmias Avoid use in patients with minimally symptomatic or easily reversible AFIB/AFL
1.1 Life-Threatening
Ventricular Arrhythmias Sotalol hydrochloride/Sotalol hydrochloride AF tablets are indicated for the treatment of documented, life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, such as sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT).
Limitation of Use: Sotalol hydrochloride/Sotalol hydrochloride AF has not been shown to enhance survival in patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
1.2 Delay in
Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Flutter (AFIB/AFL) Sotalol hydrochloride/Sotalol hydrochloride AF tablets are indicated for the maintenance of normal sinus rhythm (delay in time to recurrence of AFIB/AFL) in patients with highly symptomatic AFIB/AFL who are currently in sinus rhythm.
Limitation of Use: Because sotalol hydrochloride/sotalol hydrochloride AF tablets can cause life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, reserve its use for patients in whom AFIB/AFL is highly symptomatic. Patients with paroxysmal AFIB that is easily reversed (by Valsalva maneuver, for example) should usually not be given sotalol hydrochloride/sotalol hydrochloride AF tablets.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 10, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Sotalol hydrochloride/Sotalol hydrochloride AF tablets, USP contains sotalol hydrochloride, an antiarrhythmic drug with Class II (beta-adrenoreceptor blocking) and Class III (cardiac action potential duration prolongation) properties. Sotalol hydrochloride tablets, USP are supplied as a white to off-white, capsule-shaped, scored tablet for oral administration. Sotalol hydrochloride AF is supplied as a white to off-white, capsule-shaped, scored tablet for oral administration. Sotalol hydrochloride is a white, crystalline solid with a molecular weight of 308.8 g/mol. It is hydrophilic, soluble in water, propylene glycol and ethanol, but is only slightly soluble in chloroform. Chemically, sotalol hydrochloride is d,l- N -[4-[1-hydroxy-2-[(1-methylethyl) amino]ethyl]phenyl]methane-sulfonamide monohydrochloride. The molecular formula is C 12 H 20 N 2 O 3 S∙HCl and is represented by the following structural formula: Each Sotalol Hydrochloride tablet, USP/Sotalol Hydrochloride AF tablets, USP for oral administration, contains 80 mg, 120 mg, 160 mg or 240 mg of sotalol hydrochloride. In addition, each tablet also contains the following inactive ingredients: magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 10, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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