Anti-hypertensive drugs- CCB

Question 1

Which is the oral complication of nifedipine?

Answer 1

gingival hyperplasia

Question 2

What type of vasodilator is nifedipine?

Answer 2

Ca-channel blocker

Question 3

______________ are two Ca channel blockers with high vascular selectivity.

Answer 3

Nifedipine and nicardipine

Question 4

______________ is a Ca channel blocker with very high vascular selectivity. It is selective for both coronary and cerebral vessels.

Answer 4

Nicardipine

Question 5

__________ is a Ca channel blocker that delays labour by blocking uterine Ca channels, thereby decreasing intracellular Ca levels and triggering relaxation of the myometrium.

Answer 5

Nifedipine

Question 6

Amlodipine is a dihydropyridine Ca channel blocker that blocks _____________________.

Answer 6

voltage dependent L-type Ca channels

Question 7

________ is the prototype dihydropyridine Ca channel blocker.

Answer 7

Nifedipine

Question 8

Which dihydropyridine Ca channel blocker is used in subarachnoid haemorrhage to prevent cerebral vasospasm ?

Answer 8

Nimodipine

Question 9

The calcium channel blocker class used to treat Raynaud phenomenon is the ____________ (except for nimodipine)

Answer 9

dihydropyridines

Question 10

Which dihydropyridine Ca channel blocker is similar to nitrates in effect?

Answer 10

Nifedipine

Question 11

_____________ are a class of Ca channel blockers that preferentially exert their effects on vascular smooth muscle.

Answer 11

Dihydropyridines