- Quinidine Indications
- Side Effects of Quinidine
- Contraindications for Quinidine
- How to use Quinidine
Quinidine is the active substance in a medicine known as Quinicardine.
This medication for oral use is indicated for the treatment of heart problems such as arrhythmias and palpitations. Its action blocks some vessels of the heart reducing the number of organ contractions.
Quinidine Indications
Life-threatening arrhythmia; tachycardia; fibrillation.
Side Effects of Quinidine
Vertigo; fever; Headache; falling sensation; changes in EEG exams; increased heart rate; noise in the ears; diarrhea; nausea; vomiting; intoxication.
Contraindications for Quinidine
Pregnancy risk C; lactating women; pacemaker patients; Hipersensibility to any of the formula's components.
How to use Quinidine
Oral use
Adults
- Atrial fibrillation: Administer 400 mg of the medicine every 6 hours, if necessary, after 4 or 5 doses the dose can be increased cautiously. Ventricular arrhythmia: Administer 200 mg of the medicine every 6 hours.
