Flecainide acetate

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Flecainide acetate - the acetate salt form of flecainide, a synthetic agent derived from trifluoroethoxy benzamide exhibiting antiarrhythmic and local anesthetic activity. As a class ic antiarrhythmic that blocks sodium channels, flecainide depresses polarization phase 0 and decreases the induction velocity of the his purkinje system. It also decreases phase 4 slope and increases the depolarization threshold.

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