Flecainide toxicity.
Flecainide toxicity occurred in an infant being treated for refractory atrioventricular re-entry tachycardia. Ventricular tachycardia developed when dextrose was substituted for milk feeds. We believe that milk was interfering with the absorption of flecainide, and so a high serum concentration developed when milk feeds were stopped.
Russell
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Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital.
Martin
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D000818:Animals; D005424:Flecainide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced*
D005424:Flecainide