Chemicals and Drugs

Procainamide

A class Ia antiarrhythmic drug that is structurally-related to PROCAINE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A class Ia antiarrhythmic drug that is structurally-related to PROCAINE.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C13H21N3O
Molecular Weight
235.33 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
51-06-9
IUPAC Name
4-amino-N-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]benzamide
InChIKey
REQCZEXYDRLIBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCN(CC)CCNC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N
MeSH Unique ID
D011342
Source
PubChem CID 4913

MeSH Record

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Procaine Amide
  • Amide, Procaine
  • Apo-Procainamide
  • Biocoryl
  • Novocainamide
  • Novocamid
  • Procainamide Hydrochloride
  • Procamide
  • Procan
  • Procan SR
  • Procanbid
  • Pronestyl
  • Rhythmin
  • Hydrochloride, Procainamide

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Procainamide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011342. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011342
  2. Procainamide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procainamide
  3. Procainamide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417597
  4. Procainamide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 4913. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4913