Disopyramide 100mg capsules

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Disopyramide

Available from:

Special Order

ATC code:

C01BA03

INN (International Name):

Disopyramide

Dosage:

100mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral capsule

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 02030200

Patient Information leaflet

RYTHMODAN
® 100MG CAPSULES
DISOPYRAMIDE 100MG CAPSULES
(disopyramide)
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to
others. It
may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
- If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side
effects not
listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
This medicine is available using above name but will be referred to as
Rythmodan Capsules throughout the leaflet.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Rythmodan Capsules are and what they are used for
2. Before you take Rythmodan Capsules
3. How to take Rythmodan Capsules
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Rythmodan Capsules
6. Further information
1. WHAT RYTHMODAN CAPSULES ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED
FOR
The name of your medicine is Rythmodan 100mg Capsules / Disopyramide
100mg Capsules (called Rythmodan Capsules in this leaflet). Rythmodan
Capsules contain a medicine called disopyramide.
This belongs to a group of medicines called anti-arrhythmic agents.
It works by controlling the uneven beating of your heart and returns
it to the
normal rhythm.
It is used for controlling your heartbeat in the following situations:
- Arrhythmias - where your heartbeats are uneven, or unusually fast or
slow
- To keep your heart beating at a normal rhythm
- To stop unusual heartbeats (arrhythmias) happening after a heart
attack
- To stop unusual heartbeats (arrhythmias) during an operation
2. BEFORE YOU TAKE RYTHMODAN CAPSULES
DO NOT TAKE RYTHMODAN CAPSULES AND TELL YOUR DOCTOR IF:
- You are allergic (hypersensitive) to disopyramide or any of the
other
ingredients of Rythmodan (see Section 6: Further Information)
Signs of an allergic reaction include: a rash, swallowing or breathing
problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue.
- You have any other heart proble