KROK 1 2021 – Question 51 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A woman with ischemic heart disease was prescribed amiodarone. This medicine has antianginal effect. What other effect does it have?
- A. Analgesic
- B. Antiarrhythmic
- C. Anti-inflammatory
- D. Local anesthetic
- E. Antishock
Hint
Amiodarone is an iodine-containing drug with several channel-blocking actions in the heart; consider what it is mainly used for in clinical cardiology, apart from relieving angina.
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