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moricizine

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moricizine /mor·i·ci·zine/ (mor-ĭ´sĭ-zēn) a phenothiazine derivative used as the hydrochloride salt as an antiarrhythmic in treatment of ventricular arrhythmias.
moricizine
[morĭ′sĭzēn]
a phenothiazine derivative used as the hydrochloride salt in treatment of ventricular arrhythmias.

moricizine [mor-ĭ´sĭ-zēn]
a phenothiazine derivative used as the hydrochloride salt in treatment of ventricular arrhythmias.

moricizine
(moris´izēn´),
n brand name: Ethmozine;
drug class: antidysrhythmic, type I;
action: decreased rate of rise of action potential, which prolongs the refractory period and shortens the action potential duration;
use: documented life-threatening dysrhythmias.

moricizine
Cardiology A phenothiazine derivative once used to manage life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias


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The drugs used were encainide, flecainide and moricizine.
During the study, each volunteer took one of three daily doses of moricizine or placebo pills.
Moricizine has yet to gain FDA approval and is not available for general use.
 
 
 
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