mexiletine


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mexiletine - antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medication - a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
Mexiletine in the treatment of blepharospasm: experience with the first three patients.
To test this application, the team added mexiletine, a medication used to treat irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias), to their heart cells.
Mexiletine HCl (VWR, cat# M2040) was dissolved in normal saline (0.9%NaHCl), pH 7.
A notable mention are the preventable causes of high DFT: medication (lidocaine, mexiletine, moricizine, verapamil, venlafaxine, anesthetic agents--including propofol necessary for DFT testing, cocaine, sildenafil and amiodarone in chronic administration -acute i.v.
* Oxicam NSAIDs, allopurinol, azathioprine, Captopril, mexiletine.
After that initial visit, the patient and family elected to try other pharmacologic options, including orphenadrine, dextromethorphan, and mexiletine. The patient also received two ketamine infusions: 150 mg over one hour on 04/17/2014 and 360 mg over one hour on 09/04/2014.
Altinoz et al., "Neuroprotective effect of mexiletine in the central nervous system of diabetic rats," Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, vol.