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US
/ˌnaɪˈfɛdəpin, nəˈfɛdəpin/
]
NOUN
- calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks
How To Use nifedipine In A Sentence
- 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. The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry
- At latest follow-up, the patient was still on clonidine, metoprolol, nifedipine, cyclophosphamide, prednisone, and thalidomide.
- These muscle relaxants tocolytics include nifedipine, terbutaline sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and indomethacin. Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn
- All calcium blockers, such as nifedipine (Procardia) and diltiazem (Cardizem) A Baby at Last!
- 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. Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence and Bipolar Cord
- 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!
- I discontinued her thiazide diuretic and substituted nifedipine.
- These results suggest that nifedipine potentiates the development of physical dependence on barbital but not diazepam.
- 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. The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry
- If this patient has uncomplicated Raynaud's, advise her to wear gloves in cold weather and to avoid tobacco; she may benefit from vasodilators, such as nifedipine 20 mg daily and increased slowly as necessary.