A recent retrospective analysis of hypertension management during and after pregnancy revealed that extended-release ...

Calcium channel blocker (CCB) (dihydropyridine). Nifedipine inhibits the transmembrane influx of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle and cardiac muscle. The reduction in calcium influx causes ...

That's why obstetricians have a growing interest in nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia, and generics), a medicine that appears to cause fewer side effects than some other tocolytics, although it has ...