Propafenone
Pronounced pro-PAF-en-one
Brand names: Rythmol
Type: Antiarrhythmic (heart rhythm medicine) · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines
What Propafenone is used for
- Atrial fibrillation
- Other fast heart rhythms in people without structural heart disease
Common side effects
- Dizziness
- Metallic taste
- Nausea
- Tiredness
Important cautions
- Can worsen heart rhythms in people with structural heart disease or heart failure — it is not used in those situations
- Interacts with several other medicines, including digoxin and warfarin
How it comes
Tablets, extended-release capsules. 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.