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Nimodipine

Structure

  • Nimodipine Chemical Structure – C21H26N2O7

Nimodipine

Mode of action

  • Nimodipine inhibits the contraction of smooth and vascular muscles by blocking the intracellular influx of calcium through voltage-dependent and receptor-operated slow calcium channels across membranes.

Uses

  • Used in the treatment of Angina

  • Used to dilate cerebral blood vessel.

  • Used to enhance neurological effects in patients who have suffered cerebral haemorrhage from an intracranial aneurysm (Artery) that has burst.


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