Who should not take Propafenone HCL?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- high levels of potassium in the blood
- myasthenia gravis
- a skeletal muscle disorder
- severe disease of the arteries of the heart
- bundle branch block
- torsades de pointes
- a type of abnormal heart rhythm
- slow heartbeat
- abnormal EKG with QT changes from birth
- sudden drop in blood pressure
- liver problems
- blood circulation failure due to serious heart condition
- structural disorder of heart
- low amount of potassium in the blood
- a heart attack
- heart attack within the last 30 days
- atrioventricular block
- a type of slow heart rhythm disorder
- sick sinus syndrome
- prolonged QT interval on EKG
- chronic heart failure
- worsening of debilitating chronic lung disease called COPD
- bronchospastic lung disease
- decreased kidney function
- CYP2D6 poor metabolizer
- very low levels of granulocytes
- a type of white blood cell
- Brugada syndrome
Allergies:
- Propafenone
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