A calcium channel blocker with marked vasodilator action. It is an effective antihypertensive agent and differs from other calcium channel blockers in that it does not reduce glomerular filtration rate and is mildly natriuretic, rather than sodium retentive.
Also Known As:
Balminil; Bay e 5009; Bayotensin; Baypresol; Baypress; Gericin; Jutapress; Nidrel; Niprina; Nitre AbZ; Nitre-Puren; Nitregamma; Nitren 1A Pharma; Nitren Lich; Nitren acis; Nitrend KSK; Nitrendepat; Nitrendi Biochemie; Nitrendidoc; Nitrendimerck; Nitrendipin AL; Nitrendipin Apogepha; Nitrendipin Atid; Nitrendipin Basics; Nitrendipin Heumann; Nitrendipin Jenapharm; Nitrendipin Lindo; Nitrendipin Stada; Nitrendipin beta; Nitrendipin-ratiopharm; Nitrendipino Bayvit; Nitrendipino Ratiopharm; Nitrensal; Nitrepress; Tensogradal; Trendinol; Vastensium; nitrendipin von ct; nitrendipin-corax; Nitre Puren; NitrePuren; Nitrendipin ratiopharm; Nitrendipinratiopharm; nitrendipin corax; nitrendipincorax; 3,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-, ethyl methyl ester