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procainamide

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cardiovascular drug
Heart rate
Quinidine, procainamide, lidocaine, and phenytoin exert their antiarrhythmic effects by reducing electrical excitability. Quinidine and procainamide have the disadvantage that they reduce the force of contraction of the heart and tend to lower blood pressure. They are also liable to cause side effects such as nausea…
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Quinidine, procainamide, lidocaine, and phenytoin exert their antiarrhythmic effects by reducing electrical excitability. Quinidine and procainamide have the disadvantage that they reduce the force of contraction of the heart and tend to lower blood pressure. They are also liable to cause side effects such as nausea…
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lupus erythematosus
…counteract high blood pressure, and procainamide, which is a medication for irregular heart rhythms. Only a very small number of people taking these drugs develop the disease, and the symptoms usually abate when use of the drug is stopped.
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…counteract high blood pressure, and procainamide, which is a medication for irregular heart rhythms. Only a very small number of people taking these drugs develop the disease, and the symptoms usually abate when use of the drug is stopped.
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