💊 Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are used in the treatment of many cardiovascular conditions including hypertension and angina so needless to say they easily make the top 200 drugs prescribed.⠀
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👉🏻 They are divided into subclasses, non-dihydropyridines, and dihydropyridines and differ by their pharmacokinetic properties, clinical uses, response, and selectivity. ⠀
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👉🏻 Dihydropyridine CCBs end in the suffix ‘-ine’: ⠀
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-AmlodipINE⠀
-NicardipINE⠀
-NifedipINE⠀
-NimodipINE⠀
-FelodipINE⠀
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👉🏻 Non-dihydropyridine CCBs don’t end in the suffix ‘-ine’ hinted by the name of the subclass, NOn-dihydropyridINE:⠀
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-Verapamil⠀
-Diltiazem⠀
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