Bretylium
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bretylium-184-18600674
title:
Bretylium
text:
Bretylium (also bretylium tosylate) is an antiarrhythmic agent. It blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals. In effect, it decreases output from the peripheral sympathetic nervous system. It also acts by blocking K+ channels and is considered a class III antiarrhythmic. The dose is 5–10 mg/kg and side effects are high blood pressure followed by low blood pressure and ventricular ectopy. Originally introduced in 1959 for the treatment of hypertension. Its use as an antiarrhythmic
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wiki
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description:
Chemical compound
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretylium
date created:
2006-05-07T16:00:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T15:42:39Z
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