Tocainide (Tonocard) is a class Ib antiarrhythmic agent. It is no longer sold in the United States.
Synthesis
Pharmacokinetics
Tocainide is a lidocaine derivative, that undergoes very less first pass metabolism. It occurs as two enantiomers. The R isomer is three times more potent than the S isomer.[5] Tocainide's oral bioavailability is almost 100%.[6] Plasma half-life generally lasts for 11.5-15.5 hours (13.5 ± 2 hours[7]). In the blood, tocainide is 10-20% protein bound.[8][6] The volume of distribution is 2.8-3.2 L/kg.[8] 31-45% is excreted unchanged in the urine.[8] The more active R-isomer is cleared faster in anephric patients (without kidneys) or those with severe kidney dysfunction. The main metabolite is tocainide carbamoyl ester glucuronlde.[9]
Drug interactions
Rifampicin increases conversion of tocainide into its main metabolite, tocainide carbamoyl ester glucuronlde,[9] by inducing the glucuronosyl transferase enzyme that catalyzes glucuronidation of tocainide to produce that metabolite. Rifampicin also increases elimination rate and decreases oral clearance of tocainide.[10] Tocainide decreases plasma clearance of theophylline.[11]
References
^DE 2235745, Boyes RN, Byrnes EW, "Antiarrhythmisch Wirksame Verbindung, Verfahren zu Deren Herstellung und Deren Verwendung", issued 1972, assigned to Astra Pharmaceutical Products Inc.
^GB 1461602, "Primary Amino Acylanilides Methods of Making the Same and Use as Antiarrhythmic Drugs", issued 1974, assigned to Astra Pharmaceutical Products Inc.
^DE 2400540, Boyes RN, Duce BR, Smith EM, Byrnes EW, "Primaeraminoacylanilide, Verfahren zu Deren Herstellung und Sie Enthaltende Arzneimittel", issued 1974, assigned to Astra Pharmaceutical Products Inc.
^Byrnes EW, McMaster PD, Smith ER, Blair MR, Boyes RN, Duce BR, et al. (October 1979). "New antiarrhythmic agents. 1. Primary alpha-amino anilides". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 22 (10): 1171–1176. doi:10.1021/jm00196a005. PMID513064.
^Tricarico D, Fakler B, Spittelmeister W, Ruppersberg JP, Stützel R, Franchini C, et al. (April 1991). "Stereoselective interaction of tocainide and its chiral analogs with the sodium channels in human myoballs". Pflügers Archiv. 418 (3): 234–237. doi:10.1007/BF00370521. PMID1649990. S2CID24456292.
^ abKutalek SP, Morganroth J, Horowitz LN (September 1985). "Tocainide: a new oral antiarrhythmic agent". Annals of Internal Medicine. 103 (3): 387–391. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-103-3-387. PMID3927807.