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Uses:

• Use this medicine exactly as your doctor ordered, even if you feel fine.
• It is best to take this medicine on an empty stomach, either 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals. Your doctor may tell you to take this medicine with food or milk to avoid stomach upset.
• Swallow the extended-release tablet whole. Do not break, chew, or crush.
• You may see part of the extended-release tablet in your bowel movement. This is the leftover tablet after your body has absorbed the medicine. This is normal and is nothing to worry about.
• You may need to carry identification saying that you are using procainamide. Ask your doctor about this.

• Use the missed dose as soon as you can, unless you are more than 2 hours late (4 hours if you use extended-release tablets).
• If you are more than 2 hours late (4 hours for the extended-release tablet), skip the missed dose and use the medicine at your usual time.
• You should not use two doses at the same time.

Storage:

• Store at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.

Special precautions:

• Make sure your doctor knows if you are using any of these medicines: other heart medicines such as Quinidex®, Cordarone®, or Inderal®, medicines for high blood pressure, or pimozide (Orap®).

Warnings:

• Check with your doctor before using if you have kidney or liver disease, or asthma.
• Tell your doctor or dentist that you are using procainamide before having any kind of surgery.
• Do not stop using this medicine without talking to your doctor.
• Talk with your doctor before using this medicine if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Procainamide makes some people dizzy or drowsy, be careful if you drive a car or operate machinery.

Side Effects:

• Fast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath or trouble breathing
• Skin rash, severe itching or hives
• Fever, chills, or sore throat, mouth, or gums
• Joint pain or swelling
• Extreme tiredness or weakness
• Unusual bruising or bleeding
• Dizziness, lightheadedness
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea or loss of appetite
• Bitter taste in your mouth