PMID: 8592476Feb 16, 1996Paper

Nisoldipine--a new calcium channel blocker for hypertension

The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics

Abstract

Nisoldipine (Sular-Zeneca), a dihydropyridine calcium-channel blocker structurally similar to nifedipine, has been approved for marketing by the US Food and Drug Administration. It is available in an oral extended-release formulation for treatment of hypertension.

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