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Name

Mexiletine Hydrochloride

Alternate Names

Mexitil

Abbreviations

None

Category

AIDS drug

Subcategory

None

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

AIDS
Opportunistic infection

Histology

None

Remarks

Oral mexiletine will be indicated for treatment of chronic ventricular arrhythmias; the drug has not proven to be superior to older agents (quinidine) or newer agents (flecainide). Therapy for HIV-related neuropathy.

Coding

This drug should NOT be coded
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