Sotalol
d,l-sotalol hydrochloride
También conocido como: Betapace · Sotacor · MJ-1999 · d,l-sotalol hydrochloride · sotaloli hydrochloridum · Sotalolum
Revisado por el equipo veterinario de VetSheetActualizado 5 abr 2026Referencia veterinaria basada en la evidencia
Las dosis son una referencia clínica para profesionales veterinarios autorizados. Confirme siempre con el prospecto actual y cada paciente individual.
Dosis por especie
🌎 NA — North America🌍 EU — Europe
Perros
| Indicación | Dosis | Vía | Frecuencia | Duración | Región |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General antiarrhythmic | 1-2 mg/kg | PO | q12h | — | 🌎 NA |
| General antiarrhythmic | 1-3 mg/kg | PO | twice daily | — | 🌎 NA |
| For ventricular tachycardia | 1-2 mg/kg | PO | twice daily | — | 🌎 NA |
| For ventricular tachyarrhythmias in Boxers in combination with mexiletine | 1.5-3 mg/kg | PO | twice daily | — | 🌎 NA |
| In Boxers | 40-80 mg (total dose) | PO | q12h | — | 🌎 NA |
| Ventricular arrhythmias | 0.5-3 mg/kg | PO | q12h | Ongoing | 🌍 EU |
| Ventricular arrhythmias (Acute/Severe) | 0.5 mg/kg given over 2 min, up to 3 times (to a total dose of 1.5 mg/kg) | IV | As needed | Acute setting | 🌍 EU |
- For ventricular tachyarrhythmias in Boxers in combination with mexiletine: Given with mexiletine (5-7.5 mg/kg PO three times daily)
- Ventricular arrhythmias: Start with lower doses if myocardial function is reduced.
- Ventricular arrhythmias (Acute/Severe): Anecdotal dosing.
Gatos
| Indicación | Dosis | Vía | Frecuencia | Duración | Región |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General antiarrhythmic | 2 mg/kg | PO | twice daily | — | 🌎 NA |
| For ventricular tachyarrhythmias | 2 mg/kg | PO | q12h | — | 🌎 NA |
| General antiarrhythmic | 1-2 mg/kg | PO | q12h | — | 🌎 NA |
| General antiarrhythmic | 1/8th of an 80 mg tablet (approximately 2 mg/kg) | PO | twice daily | — | 🌎 NA |
| Ventricular arrhythmias | 10-20 mg/cat | PO | q12h | Ongoing | 🌍 EU |
Las dosis son una referencia clínica para profesionales veterinarios autorizados. Confirme siempre con el prospecto actual y cada paciente individual.
Resumen
El sotalol es un agente antiarrítmico único que posee propiedades tanto de bloqueo beta no selectivo (Clase II) como de bloqueo de los canales de potasio (Clase III).
- Utilidad clínica: Se utiliza principalmente en medicina veterinaria para tratar taquicardias ventriculares y, ocasionalmente, taquicardias supraventriculares en perros y gatos.
- Poblaciones objetivo: Es altamente preferido para el manejo de arritmias ventriculares en perros de raza Boxer (a menudo asociadas con la Cardiomiopatía Arritmogénica del Ventrículo Derecho - ARVC) y en casos refractarios a la lidocaína.
- Perla farmacológica: El sotalol es una mezcla racémica. Tanto los isómeros d- como los l- exhiben actividad antiarrítmica de Clase III, pero solo el isómero l- posee actividad bloqueadora beta. Su potencia de bloqueo beta es aproximadamente el 30% de la del propranolol.
Mecanismo de acción
Sotalol exerts a dual mechanism of action:
- Class II (Beta-Blocking) Action: Competitively antagonizes non-selective $\beta_1$ and $\beta_2$ adrenergic receptors $\rightarrow$ decreases heart rate, slows AV nodal conduction, and exerts a negative inotropic effect on the myocardium.
- Class III (Antiarrhythmic) Action: Selectively inhibits the rapid delayed rectifier potassium current ($I_{Kr}$) $\rightarrow$ prolongs the action potential duration (APD) and the effective refractory period (ERP) in both atrial and ventricular myocardium without affecting depolarization or conduction velocity.
Seguridad y advertencias
Contraindicaciones
- Asthma or reactive airway disease
- Sinus bradycardia
- 2nd or 3rd degree AV block (unless artificially paced)
- Long QT syndromes
- Cardiogenic shock
- Uncontrolled congestive heart failure (CHF)
- Atrioventricular (AV) block
- Decompensated congestive heart failure (CHF)
- Long QT interval on ECG
Efectos adversos
- Negative inotropism (decreased heart contractility)
- Proarrhythmia (can induce new or worsen existing arrhythmias)
- Dyspnea / Bronchospasm
- Fatigue / Lethargy
- Dizziness / Syncope exacerbation
- Nausea / Vomiting
- Bradycardia
- Hypotension
- Bradyarrhythmias
- Depression
- Diarrhoea
- Decreased cardiac output
- Precipitation of congestive heart failure
- Prolonged QT interval
- Torsades de pointes (proarrhythmic effect)
Precauciones
Use with caution in patients with congestive heart failure (due to negative inotropic effects), diabetes mellitus, or hyperthyroidism (may mask clinical signs of hypoglycemia or thyrotoxicosis). Use with caution in patients with renal dysfunction; dosage intervals may need to be extended as it is renally excreted. Safety in pregnancy is not fully established (FDA Category B). Sotalol enters maternal milk at up to 5x serum concentrations; consider milk replacer for nursing animals.
Interacciones farmacológicas
May prolong refractory periods; concurrent use not recommended.
Additive myocardial depression may occur.
May reduce oral sotalol absorption; separate doses by at least 2 hours.
May prolong refractory periods and QT interval; concurrent use not recommended.
May prolong QT interval.
Potential to increase hypotensive effects; additive effects on AV conduction or ventricular function. Use with caution.
May prolong QT interval.
Increased risk for rebound hypertension if clonidine is discontinued after concomitant therapy.
Potential for increased risks for proarrhythmic events.
May prolong QT interval.
Clearance of lidocaine may be impaired by sotalol.
May prolong QT interval.
May have additive hypotensive and bradycardic effects.
Actions may be blocked by sotalol.
May prolong QT interval.
Mutual antagonism; sotalol may block their actions, and they may reduce sotalol's efficacy.
Additive myocardial depression.
Additive myocardial depression.
Enhanced hypotensive effects; risk of hypokalaemia which increases risk of torsades de pointes.
Enhanced hypotensive effects.
May prolong hypoglycaemic effects of insulin therapy.
Additive negative inotropic effects; use with extreme caution in patients with systolic dysfunction or CHF.
Monitorización
- Efficacy via Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Adverse effects (heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory effort)
- Renal function (baseline and periodic, as drug is renally excreted)
- Blood glucose (especially in diabetic patients)
- Heart rate and rhythm (Holter ECG monitoring is highly recommended to assess efficacy and detect proarrhythmias)
- Renal function (BUN, Creatinine, SDMA)
- Serum electrolytes (especially potassium, to avoid hypokalaemia)
- Clinical signs of congestive heart failure
Farmacocinética
Vida media
Absorción
Bioavailability is 90-100% if given on an empty stomach. Food may reduce bioavailability by approximately 20%. Unlike propranolol, sotalol does not have any appreciable first-pass effect.
Distribución
Relatively low lipid solubility and virtually no protein binding. Enters maternal milk in concentrations up to 5 times that found in serum.
Metabolismo
Minimal to no hepatic metabolism.
Eliminación
Elimination is almost entirely via the kidneys, and most of the drug is excreted unchanged.
Sobredosis
Overdoses may result in bradycardia, hypotension, congestive heart failure, bronchospasm, and hypoglycemia.
- Treatment: Use gut evacuation (emesis or gastric lavage) if not contraindicated and when there is a significant risk of morbidity.
- Supportive Care: Treat adverse effects symptomatically and supportively (e.g., atropine for bradycardia, fluids/vasopressors for hypotension, bronchodilators for bronchospasm).
Productos disponibles
Formulaciones
- Tablets
- Injection solution concentrate
- 40 mg oral tablet
- 80 mg oral tablet
- 160 mg oral tablet
- 200 mg oral tablet
- 10 mg/ml injectable solution
- 10 mg oral tablet (special reformulation)
- 30 mg oral tablet (special reformulation)
Etiquetado para humanos
- Sotalol HCl Tablets: 80 mg, 120 mg, 160 mg & 240 mg; Betapace® (Bayer); generic
- Sotalol Injection Solution Concentrate: 15 mg/mL in 10 mL vials; generic
- Sotacor tablets
- Sotalol generic tablets (40 mg, 80 mg, 160 mg, 200 mg)
- Sotalol generic injection (10 mg/ml)
Estado regulador
Human registered products used under the cascade.
POM (Prescription Only Medicine). Human registered products used under the cascade.
Sin datos reguladores para: 🇺🇸 US · 🇭🇰 HK · 🇹🇼 TW · 🇯🇵 JP · 🇰🇷 KR · 🇦🇺 AU
Almacenamiento y estabilidad
Store tablets at room temperature.
Información para el cliente
Importante: No suspenda este medicamento repentinamente ni altere la dosis sin consultar a su veterinario. La retirada abrupta puede causar arritmias de rebote peligrosas o presión arterial alta.
- Administración: Para una mejor absorción, administre con el estómago vacío si su mascota lo tolera. Si se produce malestar estomacal, puede administrarlo con una pequeña cantidad de comida.
- Monitoreo: Observe a su mascota de cerca en busca de signos de fatiga extrema, debilidad, desmayos (síncope) o dificultad para respirar.
- Comunicación: Informe a su veterinario de inmediato si observa vómitos, letargo o problemas respiratorios. Asista a todas las citas de seguimiento para el monitoreo mediante ECG para asegurar que el medicamento esté funcionando de manera segura.
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