The medication was approved by the FDA late last year. When this happens, the heart cannot pump blood through your body as well as it should, making the patient feel weak, tired, or cause shortness of breath. However, the irregular heartbeat can return. Tikosyn may help a heart beat more regularly and stay beating regularly for a longer period of time. Tikosyn is not for everyone with irregular heartbeats.
Hospitalization is required to ensure no adverse side affects result from taking the medication.
This is why patients and their doctors need to discuss the benefits and risks of Tikosyn and whether a patients symptoms are troublesome enough to start taking Tikosyn.