Bretylium
Category: Irregular Heartbeat (Arrhythmia)Bretylium Overview
Bretylium (also bretylium tosylate) is an antiarrhythmic agent.[1] It blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals. In effect, it decreases output from the peripheral sympathetic nervous system. It also acts by blocking K+ channels and is considered a class III antiarrhythmic. The dose is 5–10mg/kg and side effects are high blood pressure followed by low blood pressure and ventricular ectopy. Originally introduced in 1959 for the treatment of hypertension.&am...
Details May Include Instructions, Side Effects, Interactions, Etc. Drug monograph is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License). Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretylium
Recent Bretylium Forums:
Be the first to start a discussion about this drug.Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:
Bretylium
- Injection: 200mg/100ml, 400mg/100ml, 50mg/ml
Other drugs which contain Bretylium or a similar ingredient: (1 result)
- BRETYLOL Bretylium