Drug details

Adalat CC (nifedipine)

type of Calcium Channel Blockers, Dihydropyridine

Adalat (nifedipine) is a calcium channel blocker drug that relaxes (widens) blood vessels (veins and arteries), which makes it easier for the heart to pump and reduces its workload and is used to lower high blood pressure (hypertension) and to treat chest pain (angina).

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice)
• fever,
• lightheadedness,
• fluttering in your chest,
• sore throat,
• burning eyes,
• skin pain,
• red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling,
• pounding heartbeats,
• worsening chest pain,
• swelling in your face or throat,
• swelling in your hands or lower legs,
• upper stomach pain, and

The following drugs are related to Adalat CC, either as a replacement or used together:

• Norvasc (amlodipine besylate)
• Lotrel (amlodipine besylate and benazepril hcl)
• Caduet (amlodipine besylate, atorvastatin calcium)
• Katerzia (amlodipine oral suspension)
• Atacand (candesartan cilexetil)
• Atacand HCT (candesartan cilexetil-hydrochlorothiazide)
• Vascor (bepridil)
• Zebeta (bisoprolol fumarate)
• Capozide (captopril and hydrochlorothiazide)
• Plendil (felodipine)
• Sular (nisoldipine)

The following supplements are related to Adalat CC, and may be used together with the drug:

• Alpha-Linolenic Acid (s.)
• Beer (s.)
• Calcium (s.)
• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)
• Olive (s.)
• Potassium (s.)
• Sweet Orange (s.)
• Terminalia (s.)
• Wine (s.)
• Iron (s.)
• L-Arginine (s.)
• Blond Psyllium (s.)
• Cocoa (s.)
• Cod Liver Oil (s.)
• Garlic (s.)
• Propionyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Pycnogenol (s.)
• Stevia (s.)
• Wheat Bran (s.)
• Superoxide Dismutase (s.)
• Dmso (Dimethylsulfoxide) (s.)