verapamil

American  

[veer-uh-pam-uhl, ver-] / ˌvɪər əˈpæm əl, ˌvɛr- /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a white crystalline powder, C 27 H 38 N 2 O 4 , used as a calcium blocker in the treatment of angina and certain arrhythmias.

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verapamil British  

/ vɪˈræpəˌmɪl /

noun

1. med a calcium-channel blocker used in the treatment of angina pectoris, hypertension, and some types of irregular heart rhythm

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Etymology

Origin of verapamil

1965–70; perhaps by rearrangement of letters from valeronitrile and aminopropyl, two of its chemical components

Example Sentences

The researchers are quick to emphasize that verapamil is NOT an appropriate treatment for DM1 in humans due to its potential cardiac side effects.

From Science Daily

Sometimes, because of these policies, patients are put on meds that are not approved by the FDA for the treatment of migraines, like the antidepressant amitriptyline and the high blood pressure drug verapamil.

From The Verge

After hearing about the sometimes circuitous academic paths of graduate students who led the experiments, students got down to the business of calculating concentrations of verapamil and observing its effect on cardiomyocytes under the microscope.

From Washington Times

The committee also recommended that ivabradine should not be prescribed along with verapamil or diltiazem, drugs that also lower the heart rate.

From Forbes

Dixon-Salazar acknowledges that these results are anecdotal and that verapamil is unlikely to be a general epilepsy treatment.

From Nature