Nifedipine Definition

nī-fĕdə-pēn
noun
A yellow, crystalline powder, C17H18N2O6, that dilates blood vessels, used to treat angina pectoris, hypertension, etc.
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Origin of Nifedipine

  • ni(tro)– alteration of phe(nyl) di(hydro)p(yr)idine class of drugs to which it belongs

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nifedipine Sentence Examples

  • A review of patients receiving nifedipine or amlodipine at two GP practices was carried out in line with British Hypertension Society guidelines.

  • If symptoms interfere with daily activities and do not respond to initial management, consider prescribing nifedipine.

  • The dosage is 20 mg of long acting nifedipine, six hourly.

  • This medicine contains the active ingredient nifedipine, which is a type of medicine called a calcium channel blocker.

  • If you take the drugs cyclosporine or nifedipine, you should not take quercetin.

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Words Starting With

NNINIF

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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