Amiodarone Thyrotoxicosis: A Case of Pharmacy Error Obscured by Amiodarone Suppression of Symptoms of Highly Elevated Thyroxine ConcentrationNovel Teaching Points

• Tariq Al Manasra, MD,
• Syed Qutb Shah, MD,
• Satish R. Raj, MD, MSCI,
• P. Timothy Pollak, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Tariq Al Manasra, MD

Department of Medicine, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Syed Qutb Shah, MD

Department of Medicine, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Satish R. Raj, MD, MSCI

Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

P. Timothy Pollak, MD, PhD

Department of Medicine, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Corresponding author: Dr P. Timothy Pollak, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr, NW - 1410 HSC Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada. Tel.: +1-403-210-8743; fax: +1-403-283-6151