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Procainamide is a medication used to treat life threatening ventricular arrhythmias. A derivative of procaine with less CNS action.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
Procainamide is sodium channel blocker. It stabilizes the neuronal membrane by inhibiting the ionic fluxes required for the initiation and conduction of impulses thereby effecting local anesthetic action.
- Primary indication
- For the treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.Curator reviewed · 4 structured indications
- Formula / weight
- C13H21N3O · 235.3253 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 2005 · United States, 1976
- Code names
- NSC-27461
Resolves to
Clinical / RWD
Structure
InChIKey
REQCZEXYDRLIBE-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESCCN(CC)CCNC(=O)C1=CC=C(N)C=C1What you can answer from here — as of September 23, 2026
5Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
Listed above
7TransportersSubstrate / inhibitor direction, not just membership
Listed above
Which drugs share a target with Procainamide, and which of those have an active Phase 3 trial?