[
US
/dɪɫˈtiəˌzɛm/
]
NOUN
- a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
How To Use diltiazem In A Sentence
- Other topical treatments, including nifedipine and diltiazem, have shown some success.
- Verapamil and diltiazem both slow AV nodal conduction.
- High doses of statins have been known to cause muscle damage for some time, and the risk of muscle pain and rhabdomyolysis is increased considerably when simvastatin in particular is taken with some other drugs such as amiodarone (Cordarone and generic), cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune and generic), danazol (Danocrine and generic), gemfibrozil (Lopid and generic), verapamil (Calan, Covera and generic) and diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor and generic)—which the FDA reminded consumers and doctors again as well. Muscle pain from taking Zocor or another statin? Check your dose
- Calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine (Procardia) and diltiazem (Cardizem) interfere with the chemical change that enables sperm to penetrate the egg. A Baby at Last!
- Objective To evaluate the efficacy of intravenous diltiazem versus nitro glycerol in treating acute hypertension.
- All calcium blockers, such as nifedipine (Procardia) and diltiazem (Cardizem) A Baby at Last!
