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Nicardipine

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Definition: A potent calcium channel blockader with marked vasodilator action. It has antihypertensive properties and is effective in the treatment of angina and coronary spasms without showing cardiodepressant effects. It has also been used in the treatment of asthma and enhances the action of specific antineoplastic agents.     
Pharmacological Action Antihypertensive Agents; Calcium Channel Blockers; Vasodilator Agents 		Other names Y 93; Nicardipine Seid Brand; LA, Nicardipine; Hydrochloride, Nicardipine; Yamanouchi Brand 3 of Nicardipine Hydrochloride; Yamanouchi Brand 2 of Nicardipine Hydrochloride; Yamanouchi Brand 1 of Nicardipine Hydrochloride; Y-93; UCB Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride; Tedec Meiji Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride; Syntex Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride; Solvay Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride; Seid Brand of Nicardipine; Roche Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride; Ratiopharm Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride; Vasonase; Ridene; Perdipine; Novartis Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride; Nicardipino SeidDrugs* : CARDENE IN 4.8% DEXTROSE IN PLASTIC CONTAINER; CARDENE IN 5.0% DEXTROSE IN PLASTIC CONTAINER; CARDENE IN 0.86% SODIUM CHLORIDE IN PLASTIC CONTAINER; CARDENE IN 0.83% SODIUM CHLORIDE IN PLASTIC CONTAINER; CARDENE SR; NICARDIPINE HYDROCHLORIDE; CARDENE
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
XE 820  71791-90-7 3,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-, bis(2-(methyl(phenylmethyl)amino)ethyl) ester  Nicardipine/*analogs & derivatives. Pharm Res 1992 Nov;9(11):1518-20
2-(N-benzyl-N-methylamino)ethyl methyl 2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate  59875-58-0   Nicardipine/*analogs & derivatives. J Chromatogr 1987;415(1):65; J Chromatogr A 1994 May 13;668(2):475-80

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