Health Blog » Blood Pressure http://ovvl.com Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:07:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Nimotop (Nimodipine) http://ovvl.com/2009/06/nimotop-nimodipine/ http://ovvl.com/2009/06/nimotop-nimodipine/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:21:52 +0000 admin http://ovvl.com/?p=116 A class II calcium antagonist that relaxes the cerebral arteries, which supply blood to the brain. It is used to prevent spasm of these arteries following a subarachnoid haemorrhage (bleeding into the
spaces around the brain caused by a rupture of one of the cerebral arteries), and thus prevents further interruption of the blood supply to the brain. Nimodipine is available, as tablets or a solution for infusion, on
prescription only.
Side effects: include low blood pressure, flushing, headache, and gastrointestinal upset (including nausea).
Precautions: nimodipine should be used with caution in patients with swelling of the brain, raised pressure within the brain, or poor kidney function.
Proprietary preparation: Nimotop.
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