Pharmacologic Substance
flecainide Audio
[ fleh-kuh-nide ]
Brand Names:
Tambocor
Effect:
Cardiac Rhythm Alteration; Negative Inotropy
May Treat:
Atrial Fibrillation; Tachycardia, Supraventricular; Tachycardia, Ventricular
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to flecainide:
  • A drug that is used to treat abnormal heart rhythms. It may also relieve neuropathic pain, the burning, stabbing, or stinging pain that may arise from damage to nerves caused by some types of cancer or cancer treatment.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A potent anti-arrhythmia agent, effective in a wide range of ventricular and atrial ARRHYTHMIAS and TACHYCARDIAS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A synthetic agent derived from trifluoroethoxy-benzamide exhibiting antiarrhythmic and local anesthetic activity. As a class Ic antiarrhythmic that blocks sodium channels, flecainide depresses polarization phase 0 and decreases the induction velocity of the His-Purkinje system. It also decreases phase 4 slope and increases the depolarization threshold. (NCI04)
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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