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Moracizine

Moracizine
Clinical data
Trade namesEthmozine
Other namesMoricizine (USAN US)
AHFS/Drugs.comConsumer Drug Information
MedlinePlusa601214
Pregnancy
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ATC code
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability34–38%
Protein binding95%
Elimination half-life3–4 hours (healthy volunteers), 6–13 hours (cardiac disease)
Identifiers
  • ethyl [10-(3-morpholin-4-ylpropanoyl)-10H-phenothiazin-2-yl]carbamate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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ECHA InfoCard100.046.216 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H25N3O4S
Molar mass427.52 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(OCC)Nc2cc1N(c3c(Sc1cc2)cccc3)C(=O)CCN4CCOCC4
  • InChI=1S/C22H25N3O4S/c1-2-29-22(27)23-16-7-8-20-18(15-16)25(17-5-3-4-6-19(17)30-20)21(26)9-10-24-11-13-28-14-12-24/h3-8,15H,2,9-14H2,1H3,(H,23,27) checkY
  • Key:FUBVWMNBEHXPSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY

Moracizine[1] or moricizine, sold under the trade name Ethmozine, is an antiarrhythmic of class IC.[2] It was used for the prophylaxis and treatment of serious and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias,[3] but was withdrawn in 2007 for commercial reasons.[4]

  1. ^ "The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances" (PDF). World Health Organization. 2009. p. 103.
  2. ^ Ahmmed GU, Hisatome I, Kurata Y, Makita N, Tanaka Y, Tanaka H, et al. (March 2002). "Analysis of moricizine block of sodium current in isolated guinea-pig atrial myocytes. Atrioventricular difference of moricizine block". Vascular Pharmacology. 38 (3): 131–41. doi:10.1016/S1537-1891(02)00213-6. PMID 12402511.
  3. ^ British National Formulary (59th ed.). British Medical Journal Publishing Group, Pharmaceutical Press. 2010.
  4. ^ "Shire Announces Ethmozine will be Available until December 31, 2007". Heart Rhythm Society. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

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