Encainide

Encainide
Clinical data
Trade namesEnkaid
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MedlinePlusa605040
ATC code
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Legal status
  • Withdrawn
Identifiers
  • 4-Methoxy-N-[2-(1-methyl-2-piperidin-1-ylethyl)phenyl]benzamide
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H28N2O2
Molar mass352.478 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • COc1ccc(C(=O)Nc2ccccc2CCC2CCCCN2C)cc1
  • InChI=1S/C22H28N2O2/c1-24-16-6-5-8-19(24)13-10-17-7-3-4-9-21(17)23-22(25)18-11-14-20(26-2)15-12-18/h3-4,7,9,11-12,14-15,19H,5-6,8,10,13,16H2,1-2H3,(H,23,25) checkY
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Encainide (trade name Enkaid) is a class Ic antiarrhythmic agent. It is no longer used because of its frequent proarrhythmic side effects.[1]

  1. ^ Echt DS, Liebson PR, Mitchell LB, Peters RW, Obias-Manno D, Barker AH, et al. (March 1991). "Mortality and morbidity in patients receiving encainide, flecainide, or placebo. The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial". The New England Journal of Medicine. 324 (12): 781–8. doi:10.1056/NEJM199103213241201. PMID 1900101.