procainamide
/prəʊˈkeɪnəmʌɪd/(also procaine amide, procaineamide) Pharmacology
noun
A drug used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, especially of the ventricular type.
- Chemical name: 4-amino-N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)benzamide; NH2C6H4·CONH·CH2CH2N(C2H5)2..
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Journal of Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics. From procaine + amide.