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Anti-arrhythmia medication

What is it?

(Medication helps to control heartbeat)

Group 1 antiarrhythmics

Sodium-channel blockers, which block the fast sodium channels, thereby slowing electrical conduction in the heart.

  • Moricizine (Ethmozine)
  • Disopyramide (Norpace, Norpace CR)
  • Phenytoin (Dilantin, Phenytek, Epanutin)Propafenone (Rythmol, Rythmol SR)
  • Flecainide (Tambocor)
  • Mexiletine (Mexitil)
  • Quinidine (Quin-G, Cardioquin, Quinora, Quinidex Extentabs, Quinaglute Dura-Tabs, Quin-Release)
  • Lidocaine injection (UAD Caine, Xylocaine HCl,Xylocaine-MPF, Lidoject 1, Xylocaine Dental Cartridges, Lidoject 2, Xylocaine Duo-Trach Kit, Lidocaine/Xylocaine HCl For Spinal, L-Caine, Dilocaine, Nervocaine, Truxacaine, Anestacaine)
  • Procainamide (Pronestyl, Procan SR, Pronestyl-SR, Procanbid)
  • Quinidine (Quin-G, Cardioquin, Quinora, Quinidex Extentabs, Quinaglute Dura-Tabs, Quin-Release)
  • Tocainide (Tonocard)

 

Group II antiarrhythmics

Beta-blockers. These work by blocking sympathetic nervous system stimulation to the heart, thereby reducing the transmission of impulses within the heart’s conduction system.

  • Acebutolol (Sectral)
  • Propranolol (Hemangeol, Inderal LA, Inderal XL, InnoPran XL, Inderal)
  • Esmolol (Brevibloc)

 

Group III antiarrhythmics

Potassium-channel blockers, bind to and block the potassium channels which prolongs repolarization of the cell membrane.

  • Amiodarone (Pacerone, Cordarone, Nexterone )
  • Dofetilide (Tikosyn)
  • Sotalol (Betapace, Sorine, Sotylize)
  • Dronedarone (Multaq)
  • Ibutilide (Corvert)

 

Group IV antiarrhythmics

Calcium-channel blockers, which inhibit the calcium channels reducing the movement of calcium ions in the cells during action potentials.

  • Diltiazem (Cardizem, Cartia XT, Dilacor XR, Dilt-CD, Diltia XT, Dilt-XR, Diltzac, Matzim LA, Taztia XT, Tiazac, Tildem, Adizem SR, Adizem XL, Angitil SR, Angitil Xl, Calcicard CR, Dilcardia SR, Dilzem SR, Dilzem XL, Slozem, Tildiem LA, Tildiem Retard, Viazem XL, Zemtard)
  • Verapamil (Calan, Isoptin SR, Verelan, Isoptin, Calan SR, Isoptin I.V., Covera-HS, Verelan PM,Cordilox, Securon, Half- Securon SR, Securon SR, Univer, Verapress MR, Vertab SR 240,Tarka)

 

Group V antiarrhythmics

Agents which work by other mechanisms according to the Vaughan-Williams classification.

  • Adenosine (Adenocard, Adenoscan, Adeno-jec, My-O-Den, Myoden)
  • Digoxin (Digitek, Digox, Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps, Cardoxin)

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