Mexiletine Hydrochloride and Rimactane

• Generic Name: mexiletine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Mexitil

Treatment of documented life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (e.g., sustained ventricular tachycardia). Use for less severe arrhythmias is notrecommended.

Can reduce ventricular premature contractions (VPCs), paired VPCs, and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia and can suppress the recurrence of ventricular tachycardia and/or fibrillation in patients with ventricular tachycardia and/or fibrillation. Avoid treatment of asymptomatic VPCs.

Has been effective in some patients for the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias unresponsive to other antiarrhythmic agents.

Has been used with equivocal results in the management of painful diabetic neuropathy; pending further accumulation of data from well-designed studies, use only in patients who do not respond to or cannot tolerate more established therapies.

• Generic Name: rifampin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Rifadin, Rifadin IV, Rimactane

Rifampin is used together with other medicines to treat tuberculosis (TB) in many different parts of the body. It is also used by patients who have a meningitis bacteria in their nose or throat who do not show symptoms of the infection to prevent the spread of the bacteria to other patients. Rifampin belongs to the class of medicines called antibiotics and works to kill or prevent the growth of bacteria. However, it will not work for colds, flu, or other virus infections.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.