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Mexiletine is an oral active congner of
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The correct answer is  Ans. is'b'i.e., LidocaineRef: Clinical pharmacology 3'd/e p. 501; KDT Vhle p. 531Mexiletine is an orally active congener of lidocaine.It is a local anaesthetic and an orally active antiarrhythmic; chemically and pharmacologically similar to lidocaine.