| Identification | |||||||||||
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| Name | Moricizine | ||||||||||
| Accession Number | DB00680 (APRD01124) | ||||||||||
| Type | small molecule | ||||||||||
| Description | An antiarrhythmia agent used primarily for ventricular rhythm disturbances. [PubChem] | ||||||||||
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| Molecular Weight | 427.517 | ||||||||||
| Groups | approved | ||||||||||
| Monoisotopic Weight | 427.156576993 | ||||||||||
| Pharmacology | |||||||||||
| Indication | Used to treat irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) and maintain a normal heart rate. | ||||||||||
| Mechanism of action | Moricizine works by inhibiting the rapid inward sodium current across myocardial cell membranes. | ||||||||||
| Absorption | Well absorbed, absorption is complete within 2 to 3 hours. Significant first-pass metabolism results in an absolute bioavailability of approximately 38%. Administration within 30 minutes after a meal slows the rate, but does not affect the extent of absorption, although peak plasma concentrations are reduced. | ||||||||||
| Protein binding | Approximately 95%. | ||||||||||
| Biotransformation | Hepatic and extensive, to at least 26 metabolites, none accounting for as much as 1% of the administered dose. Two metabolites may be pharmacologically active but are present in extremely small quantities. Moricizine induces its own metabolism (it induces hepatic cytochrome P-450 activity). | ||||||||||
| Route of elimination | Less than 1% of orally administered Ethmozine(R) is excreted unchanged in the urine. Approximately 56% of the administered dose is excreted in the feces and 39% is excreted in the urine. | ||||||||||
| Toxicity | Symptoms of overdose include vomiting, unconsciousness, and severe low blood pressure. | ||||||||||
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| Food Interactions | Not Available | ||||||||||
| Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha | |
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| Name | Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha |
| Gene Name | SCN5A |
| Pharmacological action | yes |
| Actions | inhibitor |
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| DTHybrid score | 0.4458 |