Generic Name:

Sotalol hydrochloride

Common Brands:

Betapace, Betapace AF, Sorine, Sotylize

Availability:

Prescription only

Therapeutic Class:

Antiarrhythmics

Forms:

Tablet, oral solution, injection solution

Administration:

Oral (by mouth), intravenous (by injection into a vein)

Therapeutic Uses:

• To treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias
• To prevent recurrence of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in people who are currently in sinus rhythm

Controlled Status:

Not a controlled substance