Tambocor Oral
Generic Name: FLECAINIDE - ORAL
Pronounced: (fleck-UH-nide)
Tambocor Oral Interactions
Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible
drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start,
stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with
your doctor or pharmacist first.
This drug should not be used with the following medications
because very serious interactions may occur:
- disopyramide
- dofetilide
- halofantrine
- lumefantrine
- pimozide
- arbutamine
- saquinavir
- cisapride
- gadoxetate
- mizolastine
- lopinavir/ritonavir
- tipranavir
Other drugs besides flecainide and those listed above that may
affect the heart rhythm (QTc prolongation in the EKG) include
sotalol, procainamide, droperidol, ziprasidone, ranolazine,
levofloxacin, and erythromycin, among others. QTc prolongation can
infrequently result in a serious (rarely fatal) irregular
heartbeat. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details and
for instructions on how you may minimize the risk of this
effect.
If you are currently using any of these medications listed
above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting
flecainide.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of
all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use,
especially of:
- amiodarone
- cimetidine
- clozapine
- quinidine
- digoxin
- verapamil
- beta blockers (e.g., propranolol, metoprolol)
- barbiturates (e.g., phenobarbital)
- carbamazepine
- phenytoin
- drugs that make the urine more acid (e.g., large doses of
vitamin C, methionine, ammonium chloride)
- drugs that make the urine more alkaline (e.g., sodium
bicarbonate)
This document does not contain all possible interactions.
Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or
pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your
medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and
pharmacist.
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