Calcium Channel Blockers (Blood Pressure)

Question 1

Calcium Channel Blockers usually end in

Answer 1

-pine

Question 2

Calcium Channel Blockers exception to -pine

Answer 2

Diltiazem (Dilacor XR) and Verapamil (Calan SR, Verelan, Covera-HS)

Question 3

Calcium Channel Blockers side effects..

Answer 3

Constipation and drowsiness

Question 4

CCB mechanism of Action…

Answer 4

Inhibit calcium ions from entering “slow channels” of the vascular smooth muscle and the myocardium, leading to relaxation of the coronary smooth muscle and coronary vasolidilation and a decrease in oxygen demand

The heart rocker
Calcium Channel Blocker
Softens the heart
and let it think smart

Question 5

Diltiazem (Dill-Tie-Ah-Zem)

Answer 5

Most popular

Sometimes Cardizem or Dilacor is what I’m partial to
Diltiazem ties them both together
Two different brands, same generic so whatever

Brand Name: Dilacor XR, Cardizem
Dosage Forms: Capsule, tablet, IV
Dosage: 120 - 240 mg PO qd

Question 6

Nicardipine

Answer 6

Brand Name: Cardene
Dosage Forms: Capsule, Injection
Dosage: 20-40 mg PO tid

Question 7

Nifedipine

Answer 7

Brand Name: Procardia
Dosage Forms: Capsule, tablet
Dosage: 10-20 mg PO tid

Question 8

Verapamil

Answer 8

But I confess, I’ve got backup still
I got 4 brand names for Verapamil
Calan, Veralan, Covera and Isoptin, also,
All these are used for calcium channel blockin

Brand Name: Calan SR, Verelan, Covera-HS, Isoptin
Dosage Forms: Tablet, capsule, IV
Dosage: 80-120 mg PO tid

Question 9

Amlodipine (Am-Low-Da-Peen)

Answer 9

That Norvasc thing
That amlodipine
I'm half tempted to blow the whole scene
While amlodipine dilates my cardiac
Ventricles stronghold, where's the party at?

Brand Name: Norvasc
Dosage Forms: Tablet
Dosage: 5-10 mg PO qd

Question 10

Felodipine (Feh-Low-Da-Pine)

Answer 10

Got a thing for Plendil that felodipine
Thought it'd be the worst for me 
It was hardly that
Blood pressure hits the chest 
This helps give it a rest 

Brand Name: Plendil
Dosage Forms: Tablet
Dosage: 2.5-10 mg PO qd

Question 11

Isradipine

Answer 11

DynaCirc just another CCB
Isradipin ballin like CP3

Brand Name: DynaCirc CR
Dosage Form: Capsule
Dosage: 5 mg PO qd

Question 12

Nicardipine

Answer 12

And Cardene is hardly a dude to play with
Nicardipine moves to improve the spaces
In the blood vessels
I don’t mean spaceship
The vessels that bleed while you feed your faces

Brand Name: Cardene SR
Dosage Form: Capsule
Dosage: 30-60 mg PO bid

Question 13

Nifedipine (Nuh-Fed-Uh-Peen)

Answer 13

So clear a path, open up a valve
That Adalat and Procardia are in the house
Adalat, Procardia both Nifedipine
Like the pick and the roll 
(both mean to set a screen)

Brand Name: Procardia XL, Adalat
Dosage Form: Capsule
Dosage: 30-90 mg PO qd

Question 14

Bepridil

Answer 14

Vascor, Bepridil got me feelin okay
Hypertension kept steppin with its weapon to kill
I snap back with the Vascor that bepridil

Brand Name: Vascor

Question 15

Nisoldipine (Ni-SOl-Da-Peen)

Answer 15

I ball in the mental like C3PO
Nisoldipine-calculate-Sular, whoa!

Brand Name: Sular

Question 16

Nimodipine (Ni-MO-Duh-Peen)

Answer 16

Brand name: Nimotop (Ny-MO-Top)

Nimotop is still my bud like weiser
That nimotop helps the blood pressure drop
Like a crazy, fried guy’s suicide-by-cop
While Nimotop is still my nimodipine
It’s so instrumental to keep your motor clean