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nifedipine

[ US /ˌnaɪˈfɛdəpin, nəˈfɛdəpin/ ]
NOUN
  1. calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks

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  • 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.
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