Procainamide

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Mono morphic VT. WPW reciprocal VTs. Recurrences of VF.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), A.V. block.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Myasthenia gravis. Renal and hepatic dysfunction. Cardiac failure. Lactation and children.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Nausea, vomiting, weakness, mental confusion, hallucinations, flushing, hypotension, angioedema, agranulocytosis can cause torsades de pointes.

Drug Category/Class

  • Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers
  • Antiarrhythmics, Class I and Iii
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Antiarrythmics, Class I and Iii
  • Antiarrhythmics, Class Ia
  • CYP2D6 Inducers
  • CYP2D6 Inducers (strong)
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Antiarrhythmics, class Ia
Prescribed For the treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
Weight :235.3253
Structure Procainamide
Generic Drug Procainamide prescribed For the treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
Formula

C13H21N3O

Procainamide has 3 Brands listed


Pronestyl (1000 mg)Pronestyl (250 mg)
Pronestyl (250 mg) (Nicholas)

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