Encainide

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Encainide
Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-methoxy-N-[2-[1-methyl-2- (1-piperidyl)ethyl] phenyl]-benzamide
Identifiers
CAS number 66778-36-7
ATC code C01BC08
PubChem 48033
DrugBank APRD00613
Chemical data
Formula C22H28N2O2 
Mol. mass 352.47 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability  ?
Metabolism  ?
Half life  ?
Excretion  ?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

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Legal status
Routes  ?

Encainide is a class Ic antiarrhythmic agent. Is is no longer used because its frequent proarrhythmic side effects.

v • d • e
Membrane transport modulators
Channel blocker
Amlodipine  • Amrinone  • Anandamide  • Anipamil  • Azimilide  • Bencyclane  • Benidipine  • Bepridil  • Berbamine  • Bevantolol  • Canadine  • Carboxyamido-Triazole  • Cilnidipine  • Cinnarizine  • Clentiazem  • Conotoxins  • Darodipine  • Dauricine  • Devapamil  • Diltiazem  • Dimeditiapramine  • Dotarizine  • Efonidipine  • Emopamil  • Enpiperate  • Eperisone  • Falipamil  • Fantofarone  • Fasudil  • Felodipine  • Fenamic acid  • Fendiline  • Flunarizine  • Fosfedil  • Gabapentin  • Gallopamil  • Isradipine  • Lacidipine  • Lamotrigine  • Lercanidipine  • Lidoflazine  • Magnesium sulfate  • Manidipine  • Manoalide  • Mepirodipine  • Mibefradil  • Monatepil  • Naftopidil  • Nicardipine  • Nifedipine  • Niguldipine  • Niludipin  • Nilvadipine  • Nimodipine  • Nisoldipine  • Nitrendipine  • Norverapamil  • Ochratoxin A  • Octylonium  • Osthol  • Oxodipine  • Perhexiline  • Pinaverium  • Piperidine  • Pranidipine  • Prenylamine  • Risedronic acid  • Ryodipine  • Sesamodil  • Stepholidine  • Terodiline  • Tetrahydropalmatine  • Tetrandrine  • Tolfenamic acid  • Tranilast  • Verapamil
Amiloride  • Encainide  • Pilsicainide  • Saxitoxin • Tetrodotoxin  • Tocainide
Symporter inhibitor
v • d • e
Antiarrhythmic agents (C01B)
class I
(Na+ channel blockers)
class Ia (Phase 0)
class Ib (Phase 3)
class Ic (Phase 0)
Encainide • Flecainide • Lorcainide • Moricizine • Propafenone
class II
(Phase 4, beta blockers)
class III
(Phase 3, K+ channel blockers)
class IV
(Phase 4, Ca2+ channel blockers)
class V
(other)
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