nifedipine

IPA: naɪfˈɛdʌpin

(pharmacology) A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders.

Examples of "nifedipine" in Sentences

All calcium blockers, such as nifedipine (Procardia) and diltiazem (Cardizem)
These muscle relaxants tocolytics include nifedipine, terbutaline sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and indomethacin.
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She “tootled” downstairs to the ER, where they put nifedipine capsules under her tongue to bring down the pressure; she was nauseous and vomiting.
Calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine (Procardia) and diltiazem (Cardizem) interfere with the chemical change that enables sperm to penetrate the egg.
There are exceptions where an extended formula works better, like short-acting calcium channel blockers like nifedipine, or Parkinson's treatment drug Sinemet CR.
Field tests with the manual showed that, for example, the consumer price of nifedipine, a drug for hyper-tension, was six times higher in South Africa than in Brazil.
The following morning the intravenous medications were discontinued and she was started on an oral medication (nifedipine) to be taken four times daily to reduce the risk of pre-term labor.
Many physicians provide their patients on MAOIs with one or two 10-mg tablets of the calcium channel antagonist, nifedipine, and instruct them to take one sublingually for its alpha-adrenergic antagonistic effects immediately upon noticing any signs of acute hypertension.