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Mexiletine HCl
Strength: 150mg
Count: 100
NDC
42291-624-01
Class
Rx
Brand Name
Mexitil
Imprint Code
N;739;150
Color(s)
ORANGE, BROWN (Tan)
Shape
Capsule
Score
No Score
Case Count
72
Inactive Ingredients
Each capsule contains the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate and pregelatinized starch. The capsule shell contains: FD&C Yellow #6, gelatin and titanium dioxide. The 150 mg capsule also contains: D&C Red #28 and FD&C Blue #1 and the 250 mg capsule also contains: D&C Yellow #10 and FD&C Blue #1. The imprinting ink contains: ammonium hydroxide, black iron oxide, D&C Yellow #10, ethyl alcohol, FD&C Blue #1, FD&C Blue #2, FD&C Red #40, isopropyl alcohol, n-butyl alcohol, propylene glycol and shellac.
Indications and Usage
Mexiletine hydrochloride capsules are indicated for the treatment of documented ventricular arrhythmias, such as sustained ventricular tachycardia, that, in the judgment of the physician, are life-threatening. Because of the proarrhythmic effects of mexiletine, its use with lesser arrhythmias is generally not recommended. Treatment of patients with asymptomatic ventricular premature contractions should be avoided. Initiation of mexiletine treatment, as with other antiarrhythmic agents used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias, should be carried out in the hospital. Antiarrhythmic drugs have not been shown to enhance survival in patients with ventricular arrhythmias.
