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Research Notes on Disopyramide
Disopyramide is an antiarrhythmic medication. It is used in the treatment of ventricular tachycardias. Because of it's anti-muscarinic effect on the heart, it is not considered a drug of first choice.1 Common side effects include constipation, dry mouth, difficult urination, and headache.2
Fast Facts:
- Also used to treat ventricular arrhythmia that may follow myocardial infarctions.1
- Chest pain, swelling of hands or feet, and fever are among a list of symptoms that must be reported immediately.2
- May interact with other medications. Do not start or stop any over the counter or prescription medications without discussing it with your doctor or pharmacist.3
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What is Disopyramide?
- Wikipedia: Disopyramide
- Gold Standard (via DrugDigest): Disopyramide Capsules: What Is/Are Disopyramide Capsules?
- National Library of Medicine: DailyMed: Disopyramide Phosphate Er (Disopyramide Phosphate) Capsule, Extended Release (Ethex): Description
What are the Uses for Disopyramide?
- American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) (via MedlinePlus): Disopyramide: Why is This Medication Prescribed?
- First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Disopyramide - Oral (Norpace): Uses
- Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Disopyramide
What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Disopyramide?
- ASHP (via MedlinePlus): Disopyramide: What Side Effects Can This Medication Cuase? | Precautions
- First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Disopyramide - Oral (Norpace): Side Effects | Drug Interactions | Precautions
- Gold Standard (via DrugDigest): Disopyramide Capsules: What Side Effects May I Notice from This Medicine? | What May Interact with This Medicine? | What Should I Watch For While Using This Medicine?
What are the Alternatives to Disopyramide?
- OrganizedWisdom: Ajmaline
- OrganizedWisdom: Prajmaline
- OrganizedWisdom: Procainamide
- OrganizedWisdom: Quinidine
- OrganizedWisdom: Sparteine
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Disopyramide?
- MedlinePlus: Herbs and Supplements: Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- MotherNature: Herbal Handbook: Cardiac Arrhythmia
- Alive.com: Herbs for Your Heart
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Disopyramide
- Yahoo Answers: Why Does Propanolol, When Taken with Disopyramide, Work Better Than Taken Alone?
- HealthBoards: Atrial Fib Meds
- Google Groups: What's Disopyramide?
Clinical Trials for Disopyramide
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Disopyramide Clinical Trials
Abuse of Disopyramide
- ASHP (via MedlinePlus): Disopyramide: In Case of Emergency/Overdose
- First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Disopyramide - Oral (Norpace)
- Gold Standard (via DrugDigest): Disopyramide Capsules: How Should I Take This Medicine?
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Disopyramide
- Google Scholar: Disopyramide Article Listing
- JAMA: Archive of Disopyramide Articles
- PubMed Central: List of Disopyramide Articles
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Disopyramide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (via MedlinePlus): Disopyramide: What Side Effects Can This Medication Cause?
- ↑ First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Disopyramide - Oral (Norpace)
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Feb. 23, 2010
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Dysopyramide, Disopiramide, Disopyramide Warnings
- Last update: Dec. 3, 2009
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