Allapinin® is a hydrobromic salt of the alkaloid lappakonitina with concomitant alkaloids, obtained from the grass of a white- Aconitum leucostomum Worosch. and rhizomes with the roots of the fighter of the north (high wrestler) Aconitum septentrionale Koelle (A. excelsum Reichenb.), sem. buttercup - Ranunculaceae.
Pharmacodynamics
Antiarrhythmic drug IC class.
It blocks "fast" sodium channels of cardiomyocyte membranes. Causes slowing of atrioventricular (AV) and intraventricular conduction, shortens the effective, and functional refractory periods of the atria, AV node, fascicle His fibers Purkinje, does not affect the duration of the interval QT, the conductivity along AV node in the anterograde direction, heart rate (heart rate) and blood pressure (BP), myocardial contractility (with the initial absence of heart failure). Does not inhibit the automaticity of the sinus node, does not have a negative inotropic effect, does not have antihypertensive and m-cholinolytic action.
Has mild antispasmodic, coronary dilatation, local anesthetic and sedative action.
When ingested, the effect develops in 40-60 minutes, reaches a maximum after 4-5 hours and lasts 8 hours or more.