procainamide - oral, Procanbid, Pronestyl
First,
Prolonged use of procainamide may frequently cause the body to make certain immune molecules (antinuclear antibodies) that may make you ill. Contact your doctor immediately if you develop symptoms of this type of immune illness (e.g., skin sores/hives, muscle/joint aches, fever, chills, painful breathing).
The word frequently does not excite me. This drug is one to keep a close eye on for side effects!
Although this medication and others like it are used to treat certain kinds of abnormal heartbeats, they may rarely cause serious (sometimes fatal) irregular heartbeats. Therefore, procainamide should be used carefully in selected patients only (see Uses section).
So, "sometime fatal", what is the percentage!
USES: This medication is used to treat a certain serious (possibly life-threatening), persistent, abnormally fast heartbeat (sustained ventricular tachycardia).
I do not think this is me. My PVC's are not life-threatning.
This may be one drug I will take as a last resort. Need to do more research of other people taking this drug.
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