Procainamide
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Molar mass | 235. 325 g/mol |
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CAS ID | 51-06-9 |
Formula | C13H21N3O |
Trade name | Pronestyl, Procan, Procanbid, others |
Metabolism | Liver (CYP2D6-mediated) |
Elimination half-life | ~2. 5 to 4. 5 hours |
ATC code | C01BA02 (WHO) |
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ID | 2951738 |
About Procainamide
Procainamide is a medication of the antiarrhythmic class used for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. It is classified by the Vaughan Williams classification system as class Ia; thus it is a sodium channel blocker of cardiomyocytes. In addition to blocking the INa current, it inhibits the IKr rectifier K+ current.