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F6777

Sigma-Aldrich

Flecainide acetate salt

≥98% (TLC), powder, sodium channel blocker

Synonym(s):

N-(2-Piperidylmethyl)-2,5-bis-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)benzamide acetate salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H20F6N2O3 · C2H4O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
474.39
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Flecainide acetate salt,

Quality Level

originator

Medicis

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(O)=O.FC(F)(F)COc1ccc(OCC(F)(F)F)c(c1)C(=O)NCC2CCCCN2

InChI

1S/C17H20F6N2O3.C2H4O2/c18-16(19,20)9-27-12-4-5-14(28-10-17(21,22)23)13(7-12)15(26)25-8-11-3-1-2-6-24-11;1-2(3)4/h4-5,7,11,24H,1-3,6,8-10H2,(H,25,26);1H3,(H,3,4)

InChI key

RKXNZRPQSOPPRN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SCN5A(6331)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Class IC antiarrhythmic agent; sodium channel blocker

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Potassium Channels page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.
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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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P Somani
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 27(4), 464-470 (1980-04-01)
A new class I antiarrhythmic, flecainide, was investigated in 10 patients to assess short-term efficacy and safety. All patients were hospitalized for 3 days; no antiarrhythmics were given on days 1 and 3. On day 2 flecainide 1 mg/kg was
Drug therapy. Flecainide.
D M Roden et al.
The New England journal of medicine, 315(1), 36-41 (1986-07-03)
Kosuke Doki et al.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics, 22(11), 777-783 (2012-09-04)
To investigate the association between age-related decline in flecainide clearance and CYP2D6 genotype, we conducted a population pharmacokinetic analysis of flecainide using routine therapeutic drug monitoring data. Population pharmacokinetic analysis was performed on retrospective data from 163 genotyped patients treated
P Maury et al.
Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux, 92(2), 273-277 (1999-03-17)
Poisoning with flecainide acetate is rare and associated with a high mortality. This usually occurs after massive ingestion but can also be observed during therapeutic overdose in patients with renal failure or with amiodarone therapy. The prognostic depends on the
Oleg E Osadchii
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 60(5), 456-466 (2012-08-31)
Flecainide is nonselective Na(+) channel blocker which may also inhibit I(Kr), the rapid component of the delayed rectifier. This study was designed to explore if proarrhythmic responses to flecainide noted in cardiac patients may be partly attributed to abnormal changes

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