Hypertension

Active Ingredient: Nicardipine

Indication for Nicardipine

Population group: only elderly (65 years old or older)

For the treatment of hypertension considered to be mild to moderate in severity.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

60 mg in 3 divided doses daily

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

60 - 60 mg

Dosage regimen

From 20 To 20 mg 3 time(s) per day every day

Detailed description

Starting dose is 20 mg 3 times a day. Titrate upwards with care as nicardipine may lower systolic pressure more than diastolic pressure in these patients.

Active ingredient

Nicardipine

Nicardipine is a second generation slow calcium channel inhibitor, and belongs to the phenyl-dihydropyridine group. Nicardipine has a greater selectivity for L-type calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle than cardiac myocytes. Nicardipine produces smooth muscle relaxation and marked peripheral vasodilatation.

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