Procainamide Intravenous and RabAvert purified chick embryo cell

• Generic Name: procainamide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Pronestyl, Procan SR, Pronestyl-SR, Procanbid

Procainamide injection is used to treat irregular heartbeats and to slow an overactive heart. When the heart has a normal heartbeat (rhythm), it will work more efficiently. Procainamide works by slowing the nerve impulses in the heart and reducing the sensitivity of heart tissues.

Procainamide is available only with your doctor's prescription.

The oral dosage forms of procainamide are no longer available in the United States.

• Generic Name: rabies vaccine, purified chick embryo cell
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, lyophilized, for suspension
• Other Brand Names: RabAvert

Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus. Rabies occurs mainly in animals, but a human can get rabies after being bitten by an infected animal. There may be no symptoms at first, but weeks or even months later rabies can cause pain, headaches, tiredness, irritability, fever, hallucinations, seizures, and paralysis. Rabies can be fatal.

You are more likely to be exposed to the rabies virus if you are a veterinarian, animal handler, rabies laboratory worker, or may otherwise come into contact with animals that may carry the virus (including cats, dogs, foxes, skunks, raccoons, bobcats, coyotes, and bats). Traveling to certain countries may also increase your risk of exposure to rabies.

Rabies purified chick embryo cell vaccine is used to protect people who have been bitten by animals (post-exposure) or otherwise may be exposed to the rabies virus (pre-exposure).

This vaccine works by exposing you to a small dose of the virus, which causes the body to develop immunity to the disease. RabAvert is for use in adults and children.

Like any vaccine, the RabAvert may not provide protection from disease in every person.