C08C Selective calcium channel blocker

Calcium channel blocker

A calcium channel blocker is a chemical that disrupts the movement of calcium through calcium channels.CCB drugs devised to target neurons are used as antiepileptics. However, the most widespread clinical usage of calcium channel blockers is to decrease blood pressure in patients with...

s with mainly vascular

Blood vessel

The blood vessels are the part of the circulatory system that transports blood throughout the body. There are three major types of blood vessels: the arteries, which carry the blood away from the heart; the capillaries, which enable the actual exchange of water and chemicals between the blood and...

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C08CA Dihydropyridine derivatives

C08CA01 Amlodipine

Amlodipine

Amlodipine is a long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina...

C08CA02 Felodipine

Felodipine

Felodipine is a calcium channel blocker , a drug used to control hypertension . It is marketed under the brand name Plendil by AstraZeneca and Renedil by Sanofi-Aventis...

C08CA03 Isradipine

Isradipine

Isradipine is a calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine class. It is usually prescribed for the treatment of high blood pressure in order to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack...

C08CA04 Nicardipine

Nicardipine

Nicardipine hydrochloride is a medication used to treat high blood pressure and angina. It belongs to the class of calcium channel blockers....

C08CA05 Nifedipine

Nifedipine

Nifedipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker...

C08CA06 Nimodipine

Nimodipine

Nimodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker originally developed for the treatment of high blood pressure...

C08CA07 Nisoldipine

Nisoldipine

Nisoldipine is a calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine class. It sold in the United States under the proprietary name Sular. Nisoldipine has tropism for cardiac blood vessels....

C08CA08 Nitrendipine

Nitrendipine

Nitrendipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. It is used in the treatment of primary hypertension to decrease blood pressure....

C08CA09 Lacidipine

Lacidipine

Lacidipine is a calcium channel blocker. It is available as tablets containing 2 or 4 mg.- External links :* Summary of Product Characteristics* Summary of Product Characteristics...

C08CA10 Nilvadipine

Nilvadipine

Nilvadipine is a calcium channel blocker used for the treatment of hypertension and chronic major cerebral artery occlusion.Pathohistochemical studies have revealed that the volume of the infarction in the middle cerebral artery occlusion model could be decreased by nilvadipine.Nilvadipine was...

C08CA11 Manidipine

Manidipine

Manidipine is a calcium channel blocker that is used clinically as an antihypertensiveCurrently Manidipine is marketed by:...

C08CA12 Barnidipine

Barnidipine

Barnidipine is a calcium channel blocker....

C08CA13 Lercanidipine

Lercanidipine

Lercanidipine is a calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine class.It is sold under various commercial names including Zanidip,which works by relaxing and opening the blood vessels allowing the blood to circulate more freely around the body. This lowers the blood pressure and allows the heart...

C08CA14 Cilnidipine

Cilnidipine

Cilnidipine is a calcium channel blocker. It is sold as 'Atelec' in Japan, and as 'Cilacar' in India as 5 mg and 10 mg tablets....

C08CA15 Benidipine

Benidipine

Benidipine , also known as Benidipinum or benidipine hydrochloride, is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker for the treatment of high blood pressure .- Availability :Benidipine is sold as Coniel by Kyowa Hakko Kogyo....

C08CA16 Clevidipine

Clevidipine

Clevidipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker indicated for the reduction of blood pressure when oral therapy is not feasible or not desirable....

C08CA55 Nifedipine, combinations

C08CX Other selective calcium channel blockers with mainly vascular effects

C08CX01 Mibefradil

Mibefradil

Mibefradil is a drug for the treatment of hypertension and chronic angina pectoris. It belongs to a group known as calcium channel blockers.It is nonselective....

C08DA Phenylalkylamine derivatives

C08DA01 Verapamil

Verapamil

Verapamil is an L-type calcium channel blocker of the phenylalkylamine class. It has been used in the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, and most recently, cluster headaches. It is also an effective preventive medication for migraine...

C08DA02 Gallopamil

Gallopamil

Gallopamil is a L-type calcium channel blocker, that is an analog of verapamil. It is used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias....

C08DA51 Verapamil, combinations

C08EX Other non-selective calcium channel blockers

C08EX01 Lidoflazine

Lidoflazine

Lidoflazine is a piperazine calcium channel blocker. It is a coronary vasodilator with some antiarrhythmic action. Lidoflazine was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1964.-Solubility at room temperature:Extracted from -References:...

C08EX02 Perhexiline

Perhexiline

Perhexiline is a prophylactic antianginal agent used primarily in Australia and New Zealand. Perhexiline is thought to act by inhibiting mitochondrial carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1. This shifts myocardial metabolism from fatty acid to glucose utilisation which results in increased ATP production...