Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Dilsave 400mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy.Human and animal studies have shown significant adverse effects on the foetus. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Dilsave 400mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during lactation. \nLimited human data suggest that the drug could represent a significant risk to the baby. |
| Expert Advice | Contact your doctor immediately if you experience signs of heart failure such as weight gain, swelling in lower parts of the body (dependent edema), increasing breathlessness (dyspnea) while on dronedarone treatment.You must take treatment for potassium and magnesium deficiencies (hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia) before starting treatment with dronedarone.You may be monitored with blood creatinine tests as its level may rise during dronedarone treatment.Use dronedarone with caution if you have heart diseases (e.g. coronary artery disease) or are an elderly patient (?75 years) with multiple complications.You must be regularly examined for heart, liver, kidney and lung functions during treatment with dronedarone.Take precautions to avoid pregnancy while on dronedarone treatment and consult your doctor immediately if you get to know that you are pregnant.Use of dronedarone is not recommended in children aged below 18 years. |
| Common Side Effect | Nausea, Vomiting, Weakness, Abdominal pain, Dyspepsia, Congestive cardiac failure, Diarrhoea, Increased liver enzymes, Rash, Fatigue. |
| How to Use | Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Dilsave 400mg Tablet is to be taken with food. |
| Driving | Dilsave 400mg Tablet does not usually affect your ability to drive. |
| Kidney | Dilsave 400mg Tablet is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Dilsave 400mg Tablet may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor. |
| Liver | Dilsave 400mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe liver disease. Dose adjustment of Dilsave 400mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Limited information is available on the use of Dilsave 400mg Tablet in these patients. No dose adjustment is recommended in patients with mild to moderate liver disease. |
| Mechanism of action | Dilsave 400mg Tablet is an anti-arrhythmic medication. It works by blocking abnormal electrical signals in the heart to correct irregular heartbeat to a normal rhythm. |
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