Procainamide

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Procainamide (procainamide systemic) is a member of the drug class group I antiarrhythmics and is used to treat Arrhythmia.

US matches:

• Procainamide


• Procainamide Capsules


• Procainamide Controlled-Release


• Procainamide injection


• Procainamide Intravenous


• Procainamide Hydrochloride

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C01BA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000051-06-9

Chemical Formula

C13-H21-N3-O

Molecular Weight

235

Therapeutic Category

Antiarrhythmic agent

Chemical Name

Benzamide, 4-amino-N-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-

Foreign Names

• Procainamidum (Latin)
• Procainamid (German)
• Procaïnamide (French)
• Procainamida (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Procainamide (OS: BAN, DCIT)
• Procaïnamide (OS: DCF)
• Procainamide Hydrochloride (OS: JAN, BANM)
• Novocainamidum (IS: USSRP)
• Procaïnamide (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Procainamide Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Procainamidhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Procainamidi hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Amisalin
  Daiichi Sankyo, Japan



• Biocoryl
  IFET, Greece; Uriach, Spain



• Langzeitpenicillin und Dihydrostreptomycin (Procainamide and Benzylpenicillin, Procaine, + Benzylpenicillin, Benzathine, + Dihydrostreptomycin (veterinary use))
  aniMedica, Germany



• Procainamide Cloridrato
  Salf, Italy



• Procainamide Double-Crane Pharm
  Double-Crane, China



• Procainamide Hydrochloride
  Hospira, United States; International Medication Systems, United States; Sandoz, United States; Watson, United States



• Procanbid
  Monarch, United States



• Pronestyl
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ethiopia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ireland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Kenya; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Luxembourg; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Taiwan; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tanzania; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Uganda; Sarabhai, India



• Pronestyl (veterinary use)
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, United Kingdom

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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