nifedipine
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- noun
- /nɪˈfɛdɪˌpiːn/
- Specialized
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nifedipina
- After her diagnosis, she began taking nifedipine to manage her angina.
- commence nifedipine
Examples
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The significant decrease in heart rate and heart-rate pressure product in the diltiazem group might account for the beneficial effects of diltiazem in contrast to reported studies with nifedipine.
Academic text (1995) -
She was a non-smoker and had commenced nifedipine three days prior to her admission.
Academic text (2007) -
He was admitted to the hospital and commenced on Nifedipine.
Academic text (2007) -
She was commenced on nifedipine and hydroxychloroquine and regularly reviewed in the clinic, with a presumptive diagnosis of an evolving connective tissue disease.
Academic text (2007) -
In previous studies, nifedipine monotherapy was associated with a higher incidence of myocardial infarction, probably because of a reflex tachycardia due to a decrease in blood pressure. 5, 14
Academic text (1995) -
Because post-transplant pancreatitis seems to be less frequent in patients receiving calcium channel blockers, some centers now treat all pancreas transplant recipients with nifedipine, beginning postoperatively.
Academic text (1995) -
The doctor prescribed nifedipine to help lower her blood pressure.
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To control his hypertension, the patient was advised to take nifedipine daily.
Synonyms
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A drug that reduces calcium entering heart and blood vessel muscles to treat high blood pressure and chest pain
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A brand name for the medicine nifedipine that lowers blood pressure and treats chest pain
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A medicine that reduces calcium entering the heart and blood vessels to treat high blood pressure and chest pain
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure
How Strong
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Nifedipine comes from the specific start nife- and the family ending -dipine. A helpful way to remember it is that -dipine marks a group of heart and blood-pressure drugs called dihydropyridines that 'relax' blood vessels, so nifedipine helps 'lower' blood pressure.