Nifedipine

Nifedipine
Names
Trade namesAdalat, Procardia, others
IUPAC name
  • 3,5-dimethyl 2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate
Clinical data
Drug classCalcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine)[1]
Main usesAngina, high blood pressure, Raynaud's phenomenon, premature labor[1]
Side effectsLightheadedness, headache, feeling tired, leg swelling, cough, shortness of breath[1]
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Pregnancy
category
  • AU: C[2]
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out);[2] N for extended-release[2]
    Routes of
    use    		By mouth, topical
    Defined daily dose30 mg[3]
    External links
    AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
    MedlinePlusa684028
    Legal
    License data
    Pharmacokinetics
    Bioavailability45-56%
    Protein binding92-98%
    MetabolismGastrointestinal, Liver
    Elimination half-life2 hours[4]
    ExcretionKidneys: >50%, Biliary: 5-15%
    Chemical and physical data
    FormulaC17H18N2O6
    Molar mass346.339 g·mol−1
    3D model (JSmol)
    Melting point173 °C (343 °F)
    SMILES
    • O=C(OC)\C1=C(\N/C(=C(/C(=O)OC)C1c2ccccc2[N+]([O-])=O)C)C
    InChI
    • InChI=1S/C17H18N2O6/c1-9-13(16(20)24-3)15(14(10(2)18-9)17(21)25-4)11-7-5-6-8-12(11)19(22)23/h5-8,15,18H,1-4H3 checkY
    • Key:HYIMSNHJOBLJNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY

    Nifedipine, sold under the brand name Adalat among others, is a medication used to manage angina, high blood pressure, Raynaud's phenomenon, and premature labor.[1] It is one of the treatments of choice for Prinzmetal angina.[1] It may be used to treat severe high blood pressure in pregnancy.[1] Its use in preterm labor may allow more time for steroids to improve the baby's lung function and provide time for transfer of the mother to a well qualified medical facility before delivery.[1] It is a calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine type.[1] Nifedipine is taken by mouth and comes in fast and slow release formulations.[1]

    Common side effects include lightheadedness, headache, feeling tired, leg swelling, cough, and shortness of breath.[1] Serious side effects may include low blood pressure and heart failure.[1] There is tentative evidence that its use in pregnancy is safe; however, it is not recommended during breastfeeding.[2]

    Nifedipine was patented in 1967, and approved for use in the United States in 1981.[1][5][6] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[7] It is available as a generic medication.[1] The wholesale price in the developing world for the slow-release form is approximately US$1.90–3.80 per month.[8] In the United States, it costs approximately $40–60 per month, depending on the dose.[1] In 2017, it was the 120th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than six million prescriptions.[9][10]

    Medical uses

    High blood pressure

    The approved uses are for the long-term treatment of hypertension and angina pectoris. In hypertension, recent clinical guidelines generally favour diuretics and ACE inhibitors, although calcium channel antagonists, along with thiazide diuretics, are still favoured as primary treatment for people over 55 and those who are Black.[11]

    Nifedipine given as sublingual administration has previously been used in hypertensive emergencies. This was found to be dangerous, and has been abandoned. Sublingual administration of nifedipine promotes a hypotensive effect via peripheral vasodilation. It can cause an uncontrollable decrease in blood pressure, reflex tachycardia, and a steal phenomenon in certain vascular beds. There have been multiple reports in the medical literature of serious adverse effects with sublingual nifedipine, including cerebral ischemia/infarction, myocardial infarction, complete heart block, and death. As a result of this, in 1985 the FDA reviewed all data regarding the safety and effectiveness of sublingual nifedipine for the management of hypertensive emergencies, and concluded that the practice should be abandoned because it was neither safe nor effective.[12] An exception to the avoidance of this practice is in the use of nifedipine for the treatment of hypertension associated with autonomic dysreflexia in spinal cord injury.[13]

    Early labor

    Nifedipine has been used frequently as a tocolytic (agent that delays premature labor). A Cochrane review has concluded that it has benefits over placebo or no treatment for prolongation of pregnancy. It also has benefits over beta-agonists and may also have some benefits over atosiban and magnesium sulfate, although atosiban results in fewer maternal adverse effects. No difference was found in the rate of deaths among babies around the time of birth, while data on longer-term outcomes is lacking.[14]

    Other

    Raynaud's phenomenon is often treated with nifedipine. A 2005 meta-analysis showed modest benefits (33% decrease in attack severity, 2.8-5 reduction in absolute number of attacks per week); it does conclude that most included studies used low doses of nifedipine.[15]Topical nifedipine has been shown to be as effective as topical nitrates for anal fissures.[16] Nifedipine is also used in high-altitude medicine to treat high altitude pulmonary edema.[17]Other uses include painful spasms of the esophagus such as from cancer [18] It is also used for the small subset of people with pulmonary hypertension.[19]

    Nifedipine can be used in the treatment of renal calculi, which are commonly referred to as kidney stones. Studies have indicated that it helps to relieve renal colic. However, alpha blockers (such as tamsulosin) have been described as being significantly better.[20]

    Dosage

    The defined daily dose is 30 mg by mouth or by injection.[3] To relax the uterus due to threatened premature labor it is used at a dose of 10 mg by mouth with further doses every 15 min until the contractions have subsided (uo to 4 doses).[21] Further doses of 20 mg may than be given every 6 hours for the next two days.[21] For anal fissures a 0.2 to 0.5% cream is used twice per day.[22][23]

    Side effects

    Nifedipine rapidly lowers blood pressure, and patients are commonly warned they may feel dizzy or faint after taking the first few doses. Tachycardia (fast heart rate) may occur as a reaction.[24]

    Extended release formulations of nifedipine should be taken on an empty stomach, and patients are warned not to consume anything containing grapefruit or grapefruit juice, as they raise blood nifedipine levels. [25]

    Overdose

    A number of persons have developed toxicity due to acute overdosage with nifedipine, either accidentally or intentionally, and via either oral or parenteral administration. The adverse effects include lethargy, bradycardia, marked hypotension and loss of consciousness. The drug may be quantified in blood or plasma to confirm a diagnosis of poisoning, or to assist in a medicolegal investigation following death. Analytical methods usually involve gas or liquid chromatography and specimen concentrations are usually in the 100-1000 μg/L range.[26][27]

    Mechanism of action

    Nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker. Although nifedipine and other dihydropyridines are commonly regarded as specific to the L-type calcium channel, they also possess nonspecific activity towards other voltage-dependent calcium channels.[28] Nifedipine has additionally been found to act as an antagonist of the mineralocorticoid receptor, or as an antimineralocorticoid.[29]

    History

    Nifedipine (initially BAY a1040) was developed by the German pharmaceutical company Bayer, with most initial studies being performed in the early 1970s.[30]

    The use of nifedipine and related calcium channel antagonists was much reduced in response to 1995 trials that mortality was increased in patients with coronary artery disease who took nifedipine.[31] This study was a meta-analysis, and demonstrated harm mainly in short-acting forms of nifedipine (that could cause large fluctuations in blood pressure) and at high doses of 80 mg a day and more.[32]

    Society and culture

    Cost

    The wholesale price in the developing world for the slow-release form is approximately US$1.90–3.80 per month.[8] In the United States, it costs approximately $40–60 per month, depending on the dose.[1] In 2017, it was the 120th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than six million prescriptions.[9][10]

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    See also

    References

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