Drug Status in USA : Approved Drug Status in Canada : Approved
Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?
Treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Diagnosis of re-entrant atrial and ventricular tachycardia.
Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?
Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient Second or third degree AV block, sick sinus syndrome, Bronchial asthma.
Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Patient with atrial fibrillation/flutter and an accessory bypass tract may develop increased conduction down the anomalous pathway.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Facial flush, dyspnoea, nausea and light headache occur commonly. Rarely sweating, palpitations, heaviness in arms.
Drug Category/Class
Analgesics
Vasodilator Agents
Cardiovascular Agents
Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Cardiac Therapy
Cardiovascular System
Other cardiac preparations
Prescribed
Used as an initial treatment for the termination of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PVST), including that associated with accessory bypass...