Medical Definition of Bretylium tosylate
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An agent that blocks the release of adrenergic transmitters and may have other actions. It was formerly used as an antihypertensive agent, but is now proposed as an anti-arrhythmic.
Pharmacological action: adrenergic agents, anti-arrhythmia agents, antihypertensive agents, sympatholytics.
Chemical name: Benzenemethanaminium, 2-bromo-N-ethyl-N,N-dimethyl-, salt with 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid (1:1)
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bretylium Tosylate
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