(-)-Alpha-(2-(bis(1-methylethyl)amino)ethyl)-alpha-phenyl-2-pyridineacetamide and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, process for the production thereof and compositions containing the same.

摘要

(-)- alpha -{2 [Bis(1-methylethyl) amino]ethyl}- alpha -phenyl-2-pyridineacetamide and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof. A preferred salt is the phosphate salt. The base has antiarrhythmic properties and diminished or favourably altered anitcholinergic side effects compared with its enantiomer or a racemic mixture. Preparation of the base is via resolution of the racemic mixture.