Dronedarone

Pronounced droe-NED-ah-rone

Brand names: Multaq

Type: Antiarrhythmic (heart rhythm medicine) · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines

What Dronedarone is used for

  • Atrial fibrillation in people whose rhythm has been restored
  • Reducing hospital visits for atrial fibrillation in selected patients

◆ Kidney note

It can make the creatinine blood test look worse without truly harming the kidneys.

Common side effects

  • Diarrhea
  • Nausea
  • Stomach pain
  • Tiredness

Important cautions

  • Must not be used in people with permanent atrial fibrillation or worsening heart failure — it raises risk in those groups
  • Can injure the liver in rare cases — liver tests are monitored

How it comes

Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Toxicity lists: Dronedarone also appears on Medicines That Can Harm the Liver.

Related medicines — Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.