What concentration of Nifedipine?

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What concentration of Nifedipine?

Postby guiness » 12 May 2013, 19:58

What concentration of nifedepine were you prescribed? 2 percent or 0.2 percent? My doc said she had inexperience with nefedipine and i think she got the script wrong so im afraid to try it, because she gave me 2.0 percent.
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Re: What concentration of Nifedipine?

Postby Savaici » 13 May 2013, 11:06

Hello guiness,
As you can see below, 2% is fine. The link where I have extracted what follows is at: http://www.medicinenet.com/anal_fissure/page3.htm
If I were you, I would give the 2% a go. Image
Calcium channel blocking drugs.
As is the case with nitroglycerin, ointments containing calcium channel blocking drugs (for example, nifedipine [Adalat] or diltiazem [Cardizem]) relax the muscles of the internal sphincter. They also expand the blood vessels of the anoderm and increase the flow of blood.
Nifedipine ointment (2%) is applied in a manner similar to nitroglycerin ointment, but seems to produce fewer side effects. Although healing of chronic fissures has been reported in up to 67% of patients treated with calcium channel blockers, they are most effective with acute fissures.
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Re: What concentration of Nifedipine?

Postby Darkeyes » 13 May 2013, 18:23

My CRS prescribed me 0.2% nifedipine with 2% lidocaine.
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