tocainide

Examples

• All

• The patient's heart rhythm improved significantly after starting tocainide treatment.

• Patients with ventricular arrhythmias often receive tocainide.

• Because of its potential side effects, tocainide is usually used only when safer drugs do not work.

• The doctor prescribed tocainide for her heart condition.

• After other medications failed, the doctor prescribed tocainide to manage her arrhythmia.

• Patients with ventricular arrhythmias often receive tocainide as a last resort treatment.

• Because of its effectiveness, tocainide is considered when other heart medications are ineffective.

Synonyms

Q

quinidine

vstocainide

• Specialized

1 8.1

A medicine that treats some types of irregular heartbeats

is targeted at serious ventricular cases when other drugs have failed

T

Tonocard

vstocainide

• Specialized

9.7

A medicine used to treat serious irregular beats in the heart's lower chambers when others fail

is the generic medication used the same way without brand name

F

flecainide

vstocainide

• Specialized

9.9

A medicine for serious irregular heartbeats when other medicines do not work

is focused on ventricular arrhythmias particularly when other medications fail

E

encainide

vstocainide

• Specialized

9.9

A medicine that treats dangerous irregular heartbeats but can raise the risk of sudden death after a heart attack

is used similarly but its description does not mention that specific risk

A

antiarrhythmic drug

vstocainide

• Specialized

4.7

A medicine that prevents or treats abnormal heart rhythms

is one particular medicine used for difficult ventricular arrhythmias

Surface Forms

Etymology