Quinidine_Bisulphate
Quinidine_Bisulphate Online

This medicine is used for irregular heart beats (arrhythmias).

Information:

Warning!
It is recommended that an electrocardiogram (ECG) is carried out before starting and regularly throughout treatment, to monitor the functioning of the heart.

Use with caution in
Abnormal muscle weakness (myasthenia gravis)
Dangerous levels of digitalis (e.g. digoxin) in the body
Decrease in electrical messages between the two chambers of the heart (atria and ventricles) , resulting in decreased function of the heart (incomplete atrioventricular block)
Disturbance in the potassium levels in the blood
Failure of the heart to maintain adequate circulation of blood (cardiogenic shock)
Heart failure
Inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart (myocarditis)
Low blood pressure (hypotension)
Obstruction of the gut or foodpipe (oesophagus)
Severe damage to the muscular wall of the heart (myocardium)
Slow heart rate (bradycardia)
Slowed passage of electrical signals between the two chambers of the heart (atria and ventricles) (prolonged AV conduction)

Not to be used in
Defect of the heart's electrical message pathways resulting in decreased function of the heart (heart block)
History of low numbers of platelets in the blood (thrombocytopenia) caused by quinidine
Pregnancy