"Nicardipine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A potent calcium channel blockader with marked vasodilator action. It has antihypertensive properties and is effective in the treatment of angina and coronary spasms without showing cardiodepressant effects. It has also been used in the treatment of asthma and enhances the action of specific antineoplastic agents.
| Descriptor ID |
D009529
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.203.510
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Effect of nicardipine on insulin secretion, glucose and lipid metabolism in hypertensive, non-insulin dependent diabetics. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1989; 36(1):1-4.