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| ==Description==
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| Flecainide acetate is an antiarrhythmic drug available in tablets of 50, 100 or 150 mg for oral administration. Flecainide acetate is benzamide, N-(2-piperidinylmethyl)-2,5-bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-monoacetate. The structural formula is given below.
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| Flecainide acetate is a white crystalline substance with a pKa of 9.3. It has an aqueous solubility of 48.4 mg/mL at 37°C. | |
| Flecainide acetate tablets also contain: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, methylcellulose and stearic acid.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = FLECAINIDE ACETATE TABLET [APOTEX CORP.] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=72595783-e6a0-6b7a-f428-9ca03d707794#nlm34084-4 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 11 March 2014 }}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Antiarrhythmic agents]]
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| [[Category:Piperidines]]
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| [[Category:Benzamides]]
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| [[Category:Phenol ethers]]
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| [[Category:Organofluorides]]
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| [[Category:Sodium channel blockers]]
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| [[Category:Cardiovascular Drugs]]
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| [[Category:Drugs]]
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