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Pilsicainide

Author: Greg L. Plosker

Published in: Drugs | Issue 4/2010

Abstract

Pilsicainide is a class Ic antiarrhythmic agent used for the treatment of supraventricular and ventricular tachycardia. The pharmacodynamic effects of pilsicainide are achieved via selective sodium channel blockade.

In randomized, multicentre trials in patients with atrial fibrillation, restoration of sinus rhythm was achieved in significantly more patients treated with a single oral dose of pilsicainide than those who received placebo, and in a numerically higher proportion of oral pilsicainide than intravenous dis-opyramide recipients.

In another well designed trial in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, the proportion of patients whose arrhythmia converted to normal sinus rhythm was significantly higher among those randomized to receive 2 weeks of oral pilsicainide therapy than among patients who received placebo.

Over a 1-year period, both pilsicainide and cibenzoline (another class Ic agent) were effective in preventing recurrence of atrial fibrillation in a substantial proportion of patients in a single-centre crossover trial. There were no between-group differences in the subgroup of patients with shorter-duration atrial fibrillation, but actuarial results over 1 year significantly favoured cibenzoline over pilsicainide in patients with longer-duration atrial fibrillation.

Both oral and intravenous pilsicainide have demonstrated efficacy in ventricular tachyar-rhythmias, including ventricular extrasystole.

Clinical trial and postmarketing surveillance data indicate that pilsicainide is generally well tolerated in most patients.

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Title: Pilsicainide
Author: Greg L. Plosker
Publication date: 01-03-2010
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Drugs / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0012-6667
Electronic ISSN: 1179-1950
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2165/11204960-000000000-00000

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