noun
definition
A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, used mainly as an antianginal and antihypertensive.
Examples of nifedipine in a Sentence
A review of patients receiving nifedipine or amlodipine at two GP practices was carried out in line with British Hypertension Society guidelines.
If symptoms interfere with daily activities and do not respond to initial management, consider prescribing nifedipine.
The dosage is 20 mg of long acting nifedipine, six hourly.
This medicine contains the active ingredient nifedipine, which is a type of medicine called a calcium channel blocker.
If you take the drugs cyclosporine or nifedipine, you should not take quercetin.
The arrhythmias of EDMD and BMD may be treatable with antiarrhythmia drugs such as mexiletine or nifedipine.