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Dronedarone (brand name Multaq®) is prescribed to treat the irregular heart rhythms atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. A heart in atrial fibrillation beats quickly and irregularly. A heart beat with atrial flutter beats quickly but in a regular rhythm.

Dronedarone Prescribing Information

One 400 mg tablet should be taken twice a day with morning and evening meals. It should be taken about the same time every day. Patients are told to take the drug exactly as directed, to not take more or less than the prescribed amount, and even if they feel better and have felt well for a long time, to continue taking the medication. It should not be discontinued without consulting the physician.

Dronedarone Black Box Warning

The prescribing information includes a black box warning of heart failure in certain patients taking the medication. (Black box warnings are written within a black-outlined box on the drug label or package insert to emphasize for the physician and consumer an especially serious situation.)

The black box warning says the drug should not be taken by patients with serious heart failure or with heart failure that worsened and required hospitalization or referral to a specialized heart failure clinic. These patients are at a serious risk of dying from taking dronedarone.

Dronedarone Drug Interactions

Patients who are given a dronedarone prescription should tell the doctor if they are taking any of the following medications:

• Certain antidepressants
• Certain antifungal agents
• Clarithromycin
• Cyclosporine
• Erythromycin
• Medications for irregular heartbeat
• Nefazdone
• Phenothiazine for mental illness or nausea
• Ritonavir
• Telithromycin
• All other prescription medications, nonprescription medications and nutritional and herbal supplements (especially St. John's wort)

Patients also need to let the doctor know:

• If they have any other heart problems
• If they have liver disease
• Other medical conditions they have had
• If they are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. If a woman becomes pregnant, she must let her doctor know immediately, because she will need to stop dronedarone. The drug may harm the fetus. Women taking the drug must use effective birth control. Women should not breastfeed while taking dronedarone

Patients on dronedarone should not eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice while on the medication. Except for this, a normal diet is permitted.

Dronedarone Side Effects

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices released a report early in November 2010 that said dronedarone was associated with instances of heart failure, irregular heartbeats leading to death, impaired kidney function, and harmful interaction with other drugs. According to the report, since the drug's 2009 approval it has been associated with 387 reported adverse events. These included 24 deaths.

Patients should tell their doctors about any of these potential side effects of dronedarone:

• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Stomach pain
• Vomiting
• Heartburn
• Weakness
• Rash
• Itching
• Redness

Serious side effects for which a patient should immediately call the doctor are:

• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing
• Chest tightness
• Coughing up frothy mucus
• Problems sleeping because of breathing difficulties
• Needing to prop oneself up at night to breathe properly
• A 5-pound or more weight gain in a short period of time
• Swelling of the legs or feet
• Fainting
• Slowed heart beat

Contact a Dronedarone Attorney

If you or someone you love has been harmed by taking dronedarone, marketed as Multaq®, you should consult an attorney to find out if you qualify to seek compensation. Our Multaq® lawyers may be able to help you obtain compensation for your pain and suffering. Contact us for a case evaluation.

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