Mnemonic for remembering antiarrhythmics
Class Drug Mnemonic Read as: Professor Quackers “dissed” – Lydia’s penny Mexican tacos. – Feeling profaned, – proper Bertha Butt – (amiable British socialite) – virtually dismembered ‘im. or Professor Quackers dissed Lydia’s Penny Mexican Tacos. Feeling profaned, proper Bertha Butt, (amiable British socialite), virtually dismembered ‘im.*Note: “Dissed” is used here as the slang term “dis” – from dismiss. I.e., “Don’t ‘dis’ me, man!”
Class IA
- Procainamide Professor
- Quinidine Quackers
- Disopyramide “dissed” *
Class IB –
- Lidocaine Lydia’s
- Phenytoin penny
- Mexiletine Mexican
- Tocainide Tacos
Class IC
- Flecainide feeling
- Propafenone profaned
Class II
- Propranolol proper
- Beta Blockers Bertha Butt
Class III
- Amiodarone amiable
- Bretylium British
- Solatol socialite
Class IV
- Verapamil virtually
- Diltiazem dismembered ‘im
- Atropine
- Adenosine