ATC Group: C08CA03 Isradipine

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of C08CA03 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 C Cardiovascular system
2 C08 Calcium channel blockers
3 C08C Selective calcium channel blockers with mainly vascular effects
4 C08CA Dihydropyridine derivatives
5 C08CA03 Isradipine

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
ORAL - Oral 5 mg
PAREN - Parenteral 5 mg

Active ingredients in C08CA03

Active Ingredient Description
Isradipine

Isradipine is a potent dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker with selective activity on voltage-gated calcium channels (L-type or “long acting”). Isradipine has a higher affinity for such calcium channels in arterial smooth muscle than for those in the myocardium. It thus dilates arterial vascular beds, in particular those of the heart, brain and skeletal muscle without depressing cardiac function.

Medicines in this ATC group

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