Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A drug, C17H20F6N2O3, that stabilizes membranes and has local anesthetic activity, and is used in its acetate form to treat ventricular arrhythmias.

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  • noun An antiarrhythmic agent used to prevent and treat tachyarrhythmias.

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  • noun oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[fl(uoro)– + e(thoxy) + probably (lido)cain(e) + (am)ide.]

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Examples

  • When i saw my cardiologist in Janauary he wanted to put me on flecainide which is a very toxic ‘pro-arrythmic’ drug.

    Dr. Blog « BuzzMachine 2006

  • Other drugs, such as flecainide and propafenone, can help maintain a normal rhythm.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • My dr. stopped the rythmol and started me on flecainide 100 mg. 2x/day This helped a lot.

    Dr. Blog « BuzzMachine 2006

  • Two 50 mg flecainide (not at the same time) usually keeps the episode below 12 hours.

    Dr. Blog « BuzzMachine 2006

  • Ltd. announced today that the Company has submitted an application for approval of an additional indication of anti-arrhythmic agent Tambocor (R) 50mg Tablets and Tambocor (R) 100mg Tablets (generic name: flecainide acetate) for the treatment of tachyarrhythmia (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation/flutter, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia) in paediatric patients in Japan.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • The tables that recognize p450 2d6 include some that are yet internalized by the activity (quinidine; cimetidine) and mental that are squirts for p450 2d6 (many intravenous antidepressants, phenothiazines, and the caution 1c residents placebo and flecainide).

    Wii-volution 2010

  • Two such medicines, and there are many others, are flecainide and amiodarone.

    STLtoday.com Top News Headlines 2010

  • The tables that recognize p450 2d6 include some that are yet internalized by the activity (quinidine; cimetidine) and mental that are squirts for p450 2d6 (many intravenous antidepressants, phenothiazines, and the caution 1c residents placebo and flecainide).

    Wii-volution 2010

  • Barker AH, Arensberg D, Baker A, Friedman L, Greene HL, et al.: Mortality and morbidity in patients receiving encainide, flecainide, or placebo.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • Ltd. announced today that the Company has submitted an application for approval of an additional indication of anti-arrhythmic agent Tambocor (R) 50mg Tablets and Tambocor (R) 100mg Tablets (generic name: flecainide acetate) for the treatment of tachyarrhythmia (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation/flutter, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia) in paediatric patients in Japan.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

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