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Definition of "quinidine" []

  • A colorless crystalline alkaloid, C20H24N2O2, resembling quinine and used in treating malaria and certain heart disorders. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "quinidine" in a sentence
  • "What we have done is recognized that you can inhibit ones ability to metabolize dextromethorphan by adding quinidine, which is a therapeutic."
  • "You could consider changing the way you are delivering quinidine which is your 2D6 inhibitor, you could consider looking at other 2D6 inhibitors that might produce the same thing or you might just want to develop a new [analong] for dextromethorphan."
  • "QT-prolonging agents (eg, quinidine, sotalol, thioridazine), quinolones (eg, ciprofloxacin), or streptogramins (eg, mikamycin) because serious, possibly life-threatening side effects on the heart or irregular heartbeat may occur"