Procardia
Procardia is a heart blood pressure medication containing Nifedipine, available as 30mg tablets.
- Category
- Heart Blood Pressure
- Active ingredient
- Nifedipine
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Prolonged-release tablet
- Strengths
- 30mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Procardia vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Hypertension · Angina pectoris
- Alternative Name
- Adalat
- Therapeutic Class
- Calcium Channel Blocker
- Pharmacological Class
- Dihydropyridine
- Minor Side Effects
- dizziness, headache, flushing
- Moderate Side Effects
- peripheral oedema, palpitations, constipation
- Dosage Forms
- Prolonged-release tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Bayer
- Onset Time
- 30–60 minutes
- Duration
- 12–24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Protect from light.
- Drug Interactions
- grapefruit juice, cimetidine, rifampicin
- Age Restrictions
- Adults only.
What you will receive
Procardia is the originator brand name, made by Bayer. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Bayer and do not ship the original Procardia.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Nifedipine) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.