What is Procainamide HCl: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Procainamide HCl

• Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose. This medicine is given through a needle inserted into a vein or into a muscle.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

What to do if you miss a dose of Procainamide HCl

Procainamide HCl contraindications

• This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to procainamide or if you have lupus, complete heart block, or torsade de pointes.

Procainamide HCl warnings

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have heart disease, heart failure, an existing heart rhythm problem, or history of heart attack. Tell your doctor if you are allergic to sulfites, aspirin, or procaine or other anesthetic medicine, or if you have liver disease, kidney disease, myasthenia gravis, or asthma.

• This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

• Fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat

• Fever, chills, cough, sore throat, and body aches

• Lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting

• Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness

Procainamide HCl interactions

• Some medicines can affect how procainamide works. Tell your doctor if you are also using any of the following:DigoxinQuinidine, disopyramide, or other medicine for heart rhythm problems

• This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.