Tedisamil is an antiarrhythmic with additional anti-ischaemic properties, which acts via potassium channel blockade. This drug can be categorised as a class III antiarrhythmic agent due to its effects of action potential and QT interval prolongation in these patients. Although tedisamil has been shown to be an effective anti-ischaemic agent, with Phase III trials for angina pectoris now completed, the company are now pursuing the use of tedisamil for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, for which tedisamil is still in Phase II/III clinical trials. The FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee voted not to recommend approval for Solvay Pharmaceuticals’ investigational anti-arrhythmic drug Pulzium (Tedisamil) and asked the company to give the FDA more information.