verapamil

noun

ve·​rap·​a·​mil və-ˈra-pə-ˌmil 

: a calcium channel blocker C₂₇H₃₈N₂O₄ used especially in the form of its hydrochloride

Examples of verapamil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But many prescription medicines can cause constipation: iron supplements, the blood pressure medicine verapamil, antihistamines, antidepressants, and many others. —Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023

Currently, cluster headaches are commonly managed with medications such as lithium carbonate and verapamil. —Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 20 Apr. 2023

And as Dan Nosowitz has reported for Atlas Obscura, several interacting drugs that bear warnings in Canada—among them, Viagra, oxycodone, the HIV antiviral Edurant, and the blood pressure medication verapamil—don’t mention any issues with grapefruit in the United States. —Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2022

Finally, calcium channel blockers, like verapamil, may help prevent migraine with aura. —Abigail Libers, SELF, 9 Mar. 2022

For some drugs, such as fexofenadine and verapamil, the PNECs are unknown because the calculations have not been done or are not publicly available. —Natasha Gilbert, STAT, 11 Dec. 2019

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from verap- (altered from letters of papaverine, from analogs of which the drug was developed) + am(ino) + (nitr)il(e)

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

verapamil

noun

ve·​rap·​am·​il və-ˈrap-ə-ˌmil 

: a calcium channel blocker that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₃₈N₂O₄·HCl especially to treat hypertension and angina pectoris see calan