Flecainide
Pronounced FLEK-ah-nide
Brand names: Tambocor
Type: Antiarrhythmic (heart rhythm medicine) · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines
What Flecainide is used for
- Atrial fibrillation
- Other fast heart rhythms in people without structural heart disease
◆ Kidney note
Partly cleared by the kidneys — the dose is lowered and levels may be checked when kidney function is reduced.
Common side effects
- Dizziness
- Vision changes
- Headache
- Shortness of breath
Important cautions
- Can worsen heart rhythms in people with structural heart disease, heart failure, or a past heart attack — it is not used in those situations
How it comes
Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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.