Quinidex Patient, Information, Instructions - Quinidine

Quinidex Patient, Information, Instructions - Quinidine INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS

Before prescribing Quinidex Extentabs® as prophylaxis against recurrence of atrial fibrillation, the physician should inform the patient of the risks and benefits to be expected (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY).

Discussion should include the facts

• that the goal of therapy will be a reduction (probably not to zero) in the frequency of episodes of atrial fibrillation; and
• that reduced frequency of fibrillatory episodes may be expected, if achieved, to bring symptomatic benefit; but
• that no data are available to show that reduced frequency of fibrillatory episodes will reduce the risks of irreversible harm through stroke or death; and in fact
• that such data as are available suggest that treatment with Quinidex is likely to increase the patient's risk of death.