sotalol

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Related to Betapace: Betapace AF, Tobramycin sulfate

so·ta·lol

 (sō′tə-lôl′, -lōl′)
n.
A beta-blocker drug, C12H20N2O3S, used in its hydrochloride form to treat certain cardiac arrhythmias.
[Alteration of sorta (because sotalol is only "sort of" a beta-blocker, since it also has antiarrhythmic effects related to the cellular transport of potassium ions) + (proprano)lol.]
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sotalol

n sotalol m
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