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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
Drugs
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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