Lorcainide

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Lorcainide
Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-phenyl-N-(1-propan-2-yl-
4-piperidyl)acetamide
Identifiers
CAS number 59729-31-6
ATC code C01BC07
PubChem 42884
Chemical data
Formula C22H27ClN2O 
Mol. mass 370.915 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
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Therapeutic considerations
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Lorcainide is a class 1c antiarrhythmic agent. It was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1968.

[edit] References

  • Kesteloot H, Stroobandt R., Clinical experience with lorcainide (R 15 889), a new anti-arrhythmic drug, Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther. 1977 Dec;230(2):225-34.
  • Carmeliet E, Janssen PA, Marsboom R, Van Nueten JM, Xhonneux R., Antiarrhythmic, electrophysiologic and hemodynamic effects of lorcainide, Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther. 1978 Jan;231(1):104-30.