calcium channel blocker
noun
: any of a class of drugs (such as verapamil) that prevent or slow the influx of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells and are used especially to treat some forms of angina pectoris and some cardiac arrhythmias
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Certain Medications Some blood pressure drugs, like calcium channel blockers, increase fluid retention.
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Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
Certain medicines, such as calcium channel blockers, help treat lesions during a chilblains flare.6
Frostbite is another cause of blackening fingertips due to cold weather.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 28 July 2023
Her chart showed she had been started on a calcium channel blocker, an oral medication that prevents the spasm.
—H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2012
Amlodipine as a calcium channel blocker, and is generally very effective at lowering blood pressure.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Jan. 2022
For high blood pressure, my doctor took me off amlodipine 5 mg and prescribed a different calcium channel blocker, nifedipine.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2021
Those preventative medicine treatments include anticonvulsants, antidepressants, beta blockers and calcium channel blockers that might help control withdrawal pain without risking medication overuse headaches.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 26 May 2020
That might include medication (such as blood thinners, anti-seizure medications, or calcium channel blockers that can reduce some of the symptoms of Moyamoya).
—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 28 Nov. 2018
Also, other studies have shown that calcium channel blockers may actually prevent pancreatic cancer.
—David Becker, Philly.com, 12 June 2018
Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
Certain medicines, such as calcium channel blockers, help treat lesions during a chilblains flare.6
Frostbite is another cause of blackening fingertips due to cold weather.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 28 July 2023
Her chart showed she had been started on a calcium channel blocker, an oral medication that prevents the spasm.
—H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2012
Amlodipine as a calcium channel blocker, and is generally very effective at lowering blood pressure.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Jan. 2022
For high blood pressure, my doctor took me off amlodipine 5 mg and prescribed a different calcium channel blocker, nifedipine.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2021
Those preventative medicine treatments include anticonvulsants, antidepressants, beta blockers and calcium channel blockers that might help control withdrawal pain without risking medication overuse headaches.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 26 May 2020
That might include medication (such as blood thinners, anti-seizure medications, or calcium channel blockers that can reduce some of the symptoms of Moyamoya).
—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 28 Nov. 2018
Also, other studies have shown that calcium channel blockers may actually prevent pancreatic cancer.
—David Becker, Philly.com, 12 June 2018
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