mexiletine
/mɪkˈsʌɪlətiːn/ /mɪkˈsɪlətiːn/Pharmacology
noun
A drug with structure and actions similar to those of lidocaine, given (usually as the hydrochloride) orally or intravenously in the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias, and sometimes for the relief of neurogenic pain; 1-(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)-2-propanamine, C6H3(CH3)2(OCH2CH(CH3)NH2).
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Journal Pharmacy & Pharmacology. From me- + xil- + et- + -ine, after the alternative chemical name 1-methyl-2-(2,6-xylyloxy)ethylamine.
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