Azelnidipine
Encyclopedia
Azelnidipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
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It is sold in Japan
by Daiichi-Sankyo pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Unlike nicardipine
, it has a gradual onset and has a long-lasting hypotensive effect, with little increase in heart rate.
Calcium channel blocker
A calcium channel blocker is a chemical that disrupts the movement of calcium through calcium channels.CCB drugs devised to target neurons are used as antiepileptics. However, the most widespread clinical usage of calcium channel blockers is to decrease blood pressure in patients with...
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It is sold in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
by Daiichi-Sankyo pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Unlike nicardipine
Nicardipine
Nicardipine hydrochloride is a medication used to treat high blood pressure and angina. It belongs to the class of calcium channel blockers....
, it has a gradual onset and has a long-lasting hypotensive effect, with little increase in heart rate.