procainamide

English

Chemical structure of procainamide

Etymology

From procaine +‎ -amide.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəʊˈkeɪ.nəm.ʌɪd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈkeɪ.nəˌmaɪd/

Noun

procainamide (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A base of an amide related to procaine (trademark Pronestyl) that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₂₁N₃O·HCl as a cardiac depressant especially in the treatment of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias.

Derived terms

procainamide hydrochloride

References

“procainamide”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“procainamide”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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