Generic Name : FLECAINIDE ABSTRACT – Flecainide is used in patients who suffers from irregular heartbeats. The drug helps...
Flecainide
Flecainide is used in patients who suffers from irregular heartbeats. The drug helps to restore the normal rhythm and steadiness in the heartbeat. It also helps in preventing irregular heartbeats to return after any surgery or operation. This medication is called as anti-arrhythmic drug. It works in the body by restricting certain electrical signals from reaching the heart that cause irregularity. It eventually reduces the risk of blood clotting which saves the heart from strokes.
DOSAGE –
- Flecainide has to be taken as directed by the doctors.
- Adult dosages:
Tablet: 50 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg
SIDE EFFECTS –
- Difficulty in breathing
- Faintness
- Shakiness in the body
- Itching
- Chest pain
- Fever
- Increased sweating
- Fast and irregular heartbeats
- Shortness of breath
- Tightness in the chest
- Wheezing
- Partial or slight paralysis
- Redness in the face, neck and upper body
- Unsteadiness
RARE SIDE EFFECTS:
- Black, tarry stools
- Bleeding gums
- Blood in the urine or stools
- Frequent urination
- Feeling of discomfort or illness
- Headache
- Blurred vision
- Confusion
- Cough and convulsions
- Chest discomfort
- Chills
DRUG INTERACTIONS –
- Arbutamine
- Arsenic trioxide
- Bedaquiline
- Nilotinib
- Siponimod
- Bepridil
- Cabozantinib
- Fingolimod
- Gatifloxacin
- Grepafloxacin
- Halofantrine
- Mifepristone
- Haloperidol
- Ibutilide
- Vemurafenib
- Thioridazine
- Toremifene
- Verapamil
- Ziprasidone
Flecainide has major interactions with 54 different drugs.
MODERATE DRUG INTERACTIONS –
- Buprenorphine
- Bupropion
- Canakinumab
- Hydroxyzine
- Idarubicin
- Carteolol
- Etravirine
- Ezogabine
- Ketoconazole
- Mirabegron
- Triptorelin
- Valbenazine
- Labetalol
- Lacosamide
- Imatinib
- Fluconazole
- Vardenafil
- Mirtazapine
- Nebivolol
Flecainide has moderate interactions with 230 different drugs.
. Designed by