Label: MEXILETINE HYDROCHLORIDE capsule

  • NDC Code(s): 62756-955-01, 62756-956-01, 62756-957-01
  • Packager: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
  • Category: HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: Abbreviated New Drug Application

Drug Label Information

Updated April 27, 2023

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  • DESCRIPTION
    Mexiletine hydrochloride, USP is an orally active antiarrhythmic agent. It is a white to off-white crystalline powder with slightly bitter taste, freely soluble in water and in alcohol ...
  • CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
    Mechanism of Action - Mexiletine hydrochloride is a local anesthetic, antiarrhythmic agent, structurally similar to lidocaine, but orally active. In animal studies, mexiletine has been shown to ...
  • INDICATIONS AND USAGE
    Mexiletine hydrochloride capsules, USP are indicated for the treatment of documented ventricular arrhythmias, such as sustained ventricular tachycardia, that, in the judgment of the physician, are ...
  • CONTRAINDICATIONS
    Mexiletine hydrochloride capsules are contraindicated in the presence of cardiogenic shock or preexisting second- or third-degree AV block (if no pacemaker is present).
  • WARNINGS
    BOXED WARNING - WARNINGS - Mortality - In the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST), a long-term, multicentered, randomized, double-blind ...
  • PRECAUTIONS
    General - If a ventricular pacemaker is operative, patients with second or third degree heart block may be treated with mexiletine hydrochloride if continuously monitored. A limited number of ...
  • ADVERSE REACTIONS
    Mexiletine hydrochloride commonly produces reversible gastrointestinal and nervous system adverse reactions but is otherwise well tolerated. Mexiletine has been evaluated in 483 patients in one ...
  • OVERDOSAGE
    Clinical findings associated with mexiletine overdosage have included drowsiness, confusion, nausea, hypotension, sinus bradycardia, paresthesia, seizures, bundle branch block, AV heart block ...
  • DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
    The dosage of mexiletine hydrochloride must be individualized on the basis of response and tolerance, both of which are dose-related. Administration with food or antacid is recommended. Initiate ...
  • HOW SUPPLIED
    Mexiletine hydrochloride capsules USP, 150 mg are white granular powder in a hard gelatin capsule with a tan opaque cap and an orange opaque body, imprinted with "A27" on the cap and “150" on the ...
  • PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL
    NDC: 62756-955-01 - Mexiletine Hydrochloride Capsules, USP - 150 mg - TAKE WITH FOOD OR ANTACID. Rx only - 100 Capsules - SUN PHARMA
  • PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL
    NDC: 62756-956-01 - Mexiletine Hydrochloride Capsules, USP - 200 mg - TAKE WITH FOOD OR ANTACID. Rx only - 100 Capsules - SUN PHARMA
  • PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL
    NDC: 62756-957-01 - Mexiletine Hydrochloride Capsules, USP - 250 mg - TAKE WITH FOOD OR ANTACID. Rx only - 100 Capsules - SUN PHARMA
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