| A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cell membranes or on the release and binding of calcium in intracellular pools. Since they are inducers of vascular and other smooth muscle relaxation, they are used in the drug therapy of hypertension and cerebrovascular spasms, as myocardial protective agents, and in the relaxation of uterine spasms. | vasodilators; D25-26 qualif; DF: CA CHANNEL BLOCK
See Also Antihypertensive Agents; Vasodilator Agents; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents | Other names Channel Blockers, Calcium; Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous; Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous; Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous; Inhibitors, Exogenous Calcium; Blockers, Calcium Channel; Blockaders, Exogenous Calcium; Antagonists, Exogenous Calcium; Exogenous Calcium Inhibitors; Exogenous Calcium Blockaders; Exogenous Calcium Antagonists; Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs; Channel Blockers, Calcium; Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous; Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous; Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Substances having this pharmacologic action: Lidoflazine; Bencyclane; carboxyamido-triazole; dotarizine; Nifedipine; TMB 8; Felodipine; Bepridil; Flunarizine; 1,4-dihydropyridine; gabapentin; falipamil; eperisone; PN 202-791; mepirodipine; KW 3049; KT 362; fenamic acid; azimilide; 1-(2-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy)-4-methoxyphenylethyl)-1H-imidazole; sesamodil; naftopidil; KB 2796; emopamil; AE0047; Conus magus toxin; piperidine; niludipin; 2-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)-1-methylpyridinium; oxodipine; niguldipine; CD 349; enpiperate; Cinnarizine; cilnidipine; efonidipine; Verapamil; monatepil; Nisoldipine; Nimodipine; Nitrendipine; N-(2-guanidinoethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide; bevantolol; tranilast; nimesulide; Isradipine; Amlodipine; manidipine; R 56865; Perhexiline; Win 55212-2; Prenylamine; anipamil; pinaverium; devapamil; Mibefradil; clentiazem; ochratoxin A; FTX, spider toxin; octylonium; vinpocetine; dimeditiapramine; tetrahydropalmatine; risedronic acid; Magnesium Sulfate; omega-Conotoxin GVIA; omega-Agatoxin IVA; Conotoxins; omega-Conotoxins; manoalide; Gallopamil; SAN 202791; ryodipine; tetrandrine; tolfenamic acid; Amrinone; osthol; norverapamil; omega-conotoxin-MVIIC; fantofarone; NS 21; Diltiazem; ziconotide; lacidipine; lercanidipine; Nicardipine; darodipine; anandamide; IH 764-3; benidipine; lamotrigine; pranidipine; nilvadipine; berbamine; canadine; dauricine; fosfedil; Salvia miltiorrhizae extract; fasudil; stepholidine; terodiline; Fendiline; tetramethylpyrazine
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