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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