NOUN | artifact | Isoptin, verapamil, Calan | a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine |
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Meaning | A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine. | |
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Synonyms | verapamil, Calan | |
Broader | calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker | Any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart) |
Usage of | trade name | a name given to a product or service |
Spanish | verapamilo | |
Catalan | verapamil |
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