mexiletine

Examples

• All

• All were receiving treatment at enrollment (8 on tricyclic antidepressants, 6 on anticonvulsants, 3 on mexiletine, 2 on non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, 2 on dihydrocodeine plus paracetamol).

  Academic text (1996)

• Other drugs include anticonvulsants, mexiletine, intravenous lignocaine, and topical capsaicin.

  Academic text (1996)

• For patients not relieved by the above co-analgesics, oral anaesthetic agents like ketamine (25 mg OD) and mexiletine can be tried.

  Academic text (2007)

• Doctors often recommend mexiletine for managing irregular heart rhythms.

• My cardiologist explained that mexiletine helps treat dangerous heart conditions.

Synonyms

A

amiodarone

vsmexiletine

• Specialized

4 9.9

A strong medicine for serious irregular heartbeats when other treatments fail

is used routinely rather than only when other options fail

A

antiarrhythmic

vsmexiletine

• Specialized

1 7.2

A medicine that treats or prevents irregular heartbeats

is one specific medicine used mainly for serious ventricular cases

A

antiarrhythmic drug

vsmexiletine

• Specialized

1 4.7

A medicine that prevents or treats abnormal heart rhythms

is the particular medicine aimed at ventricular arrhythmias

A

antiarrhythmic medication

vsmexiletine

• Specialized

1 5.3

A medicine that prevents or corrects an abnormal heart rhythm

is a single treatment for severe ventricular rhythm problems

F

flecainide

vsmexiletine

• Specialized

1 9.9

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

is used for severe ventricular rhythm problems without implying last-resort

M

Mexitil

vsmexiletine

• Specialized

7.5

A brand name for a medicine that treats abnormal heart rhythms

is called by its generic name rather than the brand

Surface Forms

Etymology