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Amlodipine, sold under the brand name Norvasc among others, is a calcium channel blocker medication used to treat high blood pressure, coronary artery disease (CAD) [ 10] and variant angina (also called Prinzmetal angina or coronary artery vasospasm, among other names). [ 11] It is taken orally (swallowed by mouth).
Calcium channel blocker toxicity. Calcium channel blocker toxicity is the taking of too much of the medications known as calcium channel blockers (CCBs), either by accident or on purpose. [3] This often causes a slow heart rate and low blood pressure. [1] This can progress to the heart stopping altogether. [2]
Antihypertensive drug. Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). [1] Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg ...
Older women are also more likely than older men to have multiple medical conditions, disabilities, difficulties with daily activities, autoimmune illness, depression and anxiety, uncontrolled high ...
Levamlodipine ( INN ), also known as levoamlodipine or S-amlodipine is a pharmacologically active enantiomer of amlodipine. [1] Amlodipine belongs to the dihydropyridine group of calcium channel blocker used as an antihypertensive and antianginal agent. [2] It was approved by the U.S. FDA in December 2019 and is currently marketed under the ...
CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) - Data from a small clinical trial published on Tuesday showed that a drug from the GLP-1 receptor agonist class known for weight loss slowed the loss of brain volume in ...
Calcium channel blockers ( CCB ), calcium channel antagonists or calcium antagonists [2] are a group of medications that disrupt the movement of calcium ( Ca2+. ) through calcium channels. [3] Calcium channel blockers are used as antihypertensive drugs, i.e., as medications to decrease blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
Domenick Fini. A weight loss drug similar to Ozempic appeared to slow cognitive decline in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease, new research presented Tuesday at the Alzheimer’s Association ...