Tachyra 100--content,uses ,side effects & Dosage

Manufacturer of Tachyra tablet 100 mg 

Tachyra tablet is manufactured by Cipla LTD. 

Content of Tachyra tablet 100 mg

Tachyra tablet contains Amiodarone hydrochloride .Amiodarone hydrochloride is a class 3 antiarrhythmic drug. Arrhythmia is a condition in which the heart beats an irregular or abnormal rhythm.

Uses of Tachyra tablet 100 mg

• Ventricular arrhythmias
•  Pulse less ventricular fibrillations(It is an irregular rhythm caused by rapid, uncoordinated fluttering contractions of the heart's lower chambers)
• Ventricular tachycardia(It is a fast heart's beat and a pulse of more than 100 beats per minute)
• Atrial flutter and fibrillations
• All types of paroxysmal tachycardia(Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia is a type of arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat)

Contraindications of Tachyra tablet 100 mg

Hypersensitive to amiodarone or iodine.

Severe sinus node dysfunction .

2 & 3 degree heart block .

Cardiogenic shock.

Pregnancy.

Precautions of Tachyra tablet 100 mg

Liver-function and thyroid -functions tests required before treatment and then every 6 months:hypokalemia(measure serum -potassium concentration before treatment :severe bradycardia and conduction disturbance in excessive dosage :blood pressure monitored closely .

Adverse effects of Tachyra tablet 100 mg 

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• taste disturbance
• Raised serum transaminases (liver enzymes )
• Jaundice
• Bradycardia(abnormally slow heart action)
• Pulmonary toxicity(pneumonitis and fibrosis)
• Tremor
• Sleep disorders
• Hypothyroidism or hyper
• Reversible corneal microdeposits
• Phototoxicity
• Peripheral neuropathy or myopathy (usually reversible on withdrawal)
• Hypersensitivity reactions
• Chronic liver diseases 
• Haemolytic or aplastic anaemia
• Optic neuritis

If any of the event occured please contact your concerned doctor . 

Pregnancy category –D

There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks.