Nifedipine

Chemical formula: C₁₇H₁₈N₂O₆  Molecular mass: 346.335 g/mol  PubChem compound: 4485

Therapeutic indications

Nifedipine is indicated for:

Prophylaxis of angina pectoris

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Preventive procedure and additionally Angina

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Hypertension

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Hypertension

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Nifedipine is contraindicated in the following cases:

Grapefruit juice

Grapefruit

During or within one month of a myocardial infarction

at least one of
Myocardial infarction
Recent myocardial infarction

Rifampicin

Rifampicin

Unstable angina

Preinfarction syndrome

Significant aortic stenosis

Aortic valve stenosis

Malignant hypertension

Malignant hypertension

Hepatic impairment

Hepatic insufficiency

Cardiovascular shock

Cardiogenic shock

Gastrointestinal obstruction

Gastrointestinal obstruction

Gastrointestinal stenosis

Gastrointestinal stenosis

Kock pouch

Continent ileostomy - stoma

Inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease

Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease

Get recommendations

Factors such as age, gender, and health history are evaluated to create a personalized medication regimen.

Ask the Reasoner

Related medicines

Structured Product Labeling (SPL) 2018: PROCARDIA Capsule
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) 2020: NIDEF Prolonged release tablet
Structured Product Labeling (SPL) 2019: PROCARDIA XL Extended release tablet
< Previous: Overview
Next: Precautions >

© All content on this website, including data entry, data processing, decision support tools, "RxReasoner" logo and graphics, is the intellectual property of RxReasoner and is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of any part of this content without explicit written permission from RxReasoner is strictly prohibited. Any third-party content used on this site is acknowledged and utilized under fair use principles.

⇈