CALCIGARD Retard 10 mg Tablet

Uses of  CALCIGARD Retard 10 mg Tablet

CALCIGARD Retard 10 mg Tablet ( Nifedipine ) to manage angina, high blood pressure, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and premature labor. It is one of the treatments of choice for Prinzmetal angina. Also It may be used to treat severe high blood pressure in pregnancy.

How it Work

Nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker. 

It blocks the transmembrane influx of calcium into the vascular and cardiac smooth muscles resulting in vasodilation and hence a fall in blood pressure. Hence lower the blood pressure.

Common Side Effects

Moreover, Some common side effects are lightheadedness, headache, feeling tired, leg swelling, cough, and shortness of breath. Further,

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*Follow your doctor’s advice.

S-amlodipine is a pharmacologically active enantiomer of amlodipine.