Nel,
I have compiled a list of drugs used to treat arrythmia and heart related problems, see below Generic Name (Brand Names)
Based on the phonetics of your mystery drug, I would say it probably belongs in the beta blocker category. I don't know of anything that quite sounds like that....
Useful to know:
Anti-Arrythmics usually end in an "ide"
Calcium Channel Blockers usually end in a "pine"
Beta-Blocker usually end in a "lol"
Anticoagulants usually end in an "in"
Ace Inhibitors usually end in "pril"
Joe
These are the Anti-Arrythmics":
Amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone)
Bepridil Hydrochloride (Vascor)
Disopyramide (Norpace)
Dofetilide (Tikosyn)
Flecainide (Tambocor)
Ibutilide (Corvert)
Lidocaine (Xylocaine)
Procainamide (Procan, Procanbid)
Propafenone (Rythmol)
Propranolol (Inderal)
Quinidine (many trade names)
Sotalol (Betapace)
Tocainide (Tonocarid)
These are the so called "calcium channel blockers"
Amlodipine (Norvasc, Lotrel)
Diltiazem (Cardizem, Tiazac, Cartia, Dilacor, Diltia)
Felodipine (Plendil)
Isradipine (Dynacirc)
Nicardipine (Cardene)
Nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia)
Nimodipine (Nimotop)
Nisoldipine (Sular)
Verapamil (Calan, Isoptin, Verelan, Covera)
The "beta-blockers" :
Acebutolol (Sectral)
Atenolol (Tenormin)
Betaxolol (Kerlone)
Bisoprolol/hydrochlorothiazide (Ziac, Zebeta)
Carteolol (Cartrol)
Esmolol (Brevibloc)
Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol)
Nadolol (Corgard)
Penbutolol (Levatol)
Pindolol (Visken)
Propranolol (Inderal)
Timolol (Blocadren)
The anticoagulants:
Heparin
Warfarin (Coumadin)
The "Diuretics":
chlorthalidone (Hygroton)
furosemide (Lasix)
hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, Hydrodiuril, Microzide )
indapamide (Lozol )
metolazone (Mykrox, Zaroxolyn)
The "Potassium-sparing diuretics":
amiloride (hydrochloride Midamar )
spironolactone (Aldactone )
triamterene (Dyrenium )
The "Combination diuretics":
amiloride hydrochloride + hydrochlorothiazide (Moduretic )
spironolactone + hydrochlorothiazide (Aldactazide )
triamterene + hydrochlorothiazide (Dyazide, Maxzide )
The Ace Inhibitors:
benazepril hydrochloride (Lotensin)
captopril (Capoten)
enalapril maleate (Vasotec)
fosinopril sodium (Monopril)
lisinopril (Prinivel, Zestril)
moexipril (Univasc)
quinapril hydrochloride (Accupril)
ramipril (Altace)
trandolapril (Mavik)