WYETH-AYERST CORDARONE I.V. FOR LIFE-THREATENING ARRHYTHMIAS
Executive Summary
WYETH-AYERST CORDARONE I.V. FOR LIFE-THREATENING ARRHYTHMIAS shows an 86% survival rate after 48 hours in three pivotal studies, including in patients with frequently recurring ventricular fibrillation and hemodynamically destabilizing tachycardia unresponsive to other antiarrhythmic therapy in the previous 72 hours. Based on the strength of these clinical trial results in patients who do not respond to lidocaine, procainamide or bretylium, FDA's Cardiovascular & Renal Drugs Advisory Committee on Oct. 14 voted 5-2 in favor of approval for the I.V. version of Wyeth-Ayerst's amiodarone.