IBUTILIDE

Course overview

IBUTILIDE IS INDICATED FOR THE CONVERSION OF ACUTE ATRIAL FLUTTER AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION TO NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM (NSR). OFF-LABEL USES OF IBUTILIDE INCLUDE AS A PRETREATMENT FOR ELECTRO CARDIOVERSION. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, PHARMACOLOGY, MONITORING, AND RELEVANT INTERACTIONS OF IBUTILIDE, PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC DISORDERS THAT WILL RESPOND TO SUCH THERAPY.