lidocaine Pharm.
(ˈlɪdəʊkeɪn)
[f. acetani-lide (from which the compound is derived) + -o + -caine, after cocaine.]
= lignocaine.
| 1949 Q. Cumulative Index Medicus XLV. 105/1 Lidocaine, caudal anesthesia in delivery. 1954 Jrnl. Pharmacol. & Exper. Therap. CXII. 432 In spite of the wide application of lidocaine in dentistry and medicine, the physiological disposition of this drug has received only limited attention. 1972 Sci. Amer. Aug. 45/3 For heart-attack patients with normal or higher-than-normal heart rates lidocaine (a drug without any influence on the heart rate) is given intravenously almost universally in coronary-care units to suppress ventricular ectopic activity. 1972 Chest LXI. 682/1 We discuss and emphasize the danger of administering lidocaine in the presence of atrial tachyarrhythmias with rapid ventricular response. |