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quinidine

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quin·i·dine  (kwn-dn)
n.
A colorless crystalline alkaloid, C20H24N2O2, resembling quinine and used in treating malaria and certain heart disorders.

quinidine [ˈkwɪnɪˌdiːn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a crystalline alkaloid drug that is an optically active diastereoisomer of quinine: used to treat heart arrhythmias. Formula: C20H24N2O2
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Noun1.quinidine - cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medication - a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm


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These treatments may include drugs such as digoxin, beta blockers (atenolol, metoprolol, propranolol), amiodarone, disopyramide, calcium antagonists (verapamil, diltiazam), sotalol, flecainide, procainamide, quinidine, propafenone, etc.
The vet diagnoses an irregular heartbeat Monday, September 22 Denman is taken to Rossdales Veterinary Practice in Newmarket Tuesday, September 23 He is examined by leading cardiac specialist Celia Marr and treated with quinidine.
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