QUINIDINE

Course overview

QUINIDINE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST KNOWN ANTIARRHYTHMICS; AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH IS NECESSARY WHEN USING THIS DRUG, INCLUDING SPECIALTIES SUCH AS CARDIOLOGY, RHEUMATOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, INTENSIVE CARE, AND NURSING. QUINIDINE IS A MEDICATION USED IN THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC ARRHYTHMIAS AND MALARIA. IT COMES UNDER THE "CLASS 1A ANTIARRHYTHMIC" CLASS OF DRUGS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, ACTION, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR QUINIDINE AS A VALUABLE AGENT IN MANAGING CERTAIN ARRHYTHMIAS AND MALARIA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, AND OTHER KEY FACTORS PHARMACODYNAMICS, PHARMACOKINETICS, MONITORING, RELEVANT INTERACTIONS PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH CERTAIN ARRHYTHMIAS-RELATED CONDITIONS, AND MALARIA.