Encainide (definition)

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Encainide

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Definition: One of the ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS, it blocks SODIUM CHANNELS and slows conduction within the His-Purkinje system and myocardium.

Pharmacological Action Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Sodium Channel Blockers

Other names MJ9067; MJ 9067; Bristol Myers Squibb Brand of Encainide Hydrochlor; MJ-9067; Encainide, (-)-Isomer; Encainide, (+)-Isomer; Encainide Hydrochloride, (+-)-Isomer; Encainide Hydrochloride; Enkaid; Bristol-Myers Squibb Brand of Encainide Hydrochlor

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
3-methyl-O-desmethylencainide	0	Encainide/*analogs & derivatives.	Ther Drug Monit 1991 Jul;13(4):375-8
N-demethylencainide	58754-40-8	Encainide/*analogs & derivatives.	J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1986;237(3):907
3-methoxy-O-demethylencainide	82522-70-1 Benzamide, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-N-(2-(2-(1-methyl-2-piperidinyl)ethyl)phenyl)	Encainide/analogs & derivatives. Pharma Action* Anti-Arrhythmia Agents	J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1982;220(2):440
O-demethylencainide	37612-09-2	Encainide/analogs & derivatives. Pharma Action* Anti-Arrhythmia Agents	J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1982;220(2):440

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