diltiazem

[ dil-tahy-uh-zem ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a white to whitish crystalline powder, C 22 H 26 N 2 O 4 S, used as a calcium blocker in the treatment of angina pectoris.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diltiazem¹

Presumably from isolated and rearranged letters of the chemical name

Example Sentences

Studies in mice narrowed the search to just one candidate, the calcium-channel blocker diltiazem, which is normally used to treat hypertension.

From Nature

The authors engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to express sequences from the genome of B. thetaiotaomicron, and tested whether the engineered bacteria could metabolize diltiazem.

From Nature

The staff normally would have administered diltiazem, also known as Cardizem, that is used to steady an abnormal heart rate.

From New York Times

Documents in the case showed that in 1998 Ben Venue Laboratories, an Ohio company that produced the heart medication diltiazem, paid GPO fees that exceeded half its sales on the drug.

From Wall Street Journal

The committee also recommended that ivabradine should not be prescribed along with verapamil or diltiazem, drugs that also lower the heart rate.

From Forbes