nifedipine

Do not stop taking nifedipine without first talking to your doctor, even if you feel fine.

Drinking alcohol can lower your blood pressure further and may increase certain side effects of nifedipine.

This is a normal side effect of nifedipine and will not make the medication less effective.

This list is not complete and other drugs may interact with nifedipine.

Nifedipine may be used in more severe or recurrent cases.

Nifedipine is sometimes used in late pregnancy to control moderate to severe high blood pressure.

Among the general population, nifedipine is used to treat migraines, high blood pressure, and heart problems.

The analysis showed that high doses of nifedipine nearly tripled the death rate.

You should not use nifedipine if you are allergic to it.

Nifedipine may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Nifedipine can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby.

Taking cocaine with nifedipine increases the risk of serious side effects such as seizure.

Oral nifedipine has also been found to cause iron loss in the urine of small animals.

Some drugs, such as nifedipine, can prevent hand arteries from going into spasm.

Of the 29 remaining patients, 16 initially took nifedipine plus diuretic.

If you need surgery, tell the surgeon ahead of time that you are using nifedipine.

Nifedipine is in a group of drugs called calcium channel blockers.

One finding was that patients who took larger amounts of short-acting nifedipine were more likely to die.

The nifedipine story illustrates a broader problem in medicine.

No patients complained of severe headaches or flushing while taking nifedipine.

Some drugs that may help are nifedipine and frusemide.

For example, calcium-channel blockers like nifedipine may lose their effectiveness over time.

The panel focused on the safety of short-acting nifedipine.

Nifedipine is taken only by mouth (orally) as a tablet or capsule.

Your pharmacist can provide more information about nifedipine.