Mexiletine (Mexitil) is best described as:
a. an oral form of lidocaine used to treat symptomatic ventricular dysrhythmias.
b. a dysrhythmic agent used to prolong the QT interval to space out ectopic beats.
c. an agent used to counter the adverse effects caused by many of the dysrhythmic drugs.
d. a drug used with digoxin to prevent ischemia.
a
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