Flindip

FLINDIP ER is in a class of drugs called calcium channel blockers.

Indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure.

Lowering blood pressure controls the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions.

Advantages:-

• A reduction in blood pressure generally occurs within 2 to 5 hours.
• It also reduces the force and the rate of your heartbeat, and this helps to prevent angina chest pain.
• An effective and well tolerated antihypertensive drug, and that 5mg twice daily is a suitable starting dose in hypertensive patient’s refractory to beta-blocker mono-therapy.
• Incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events was reduced if CCBs were used as first-line therapy for hypertension v/s other classes of antihypertensive drugs.
• FLINDIP ER shows lesser oedema in elderly patients.

Dosage:-

• 5 mg once a day
• Depending on the patient’s response, the dosage can be decreased to 2.5 mg or increased to 10 mg once a day.

References:–

1. Zhu J, Chen N, Zhou M, et al. Calcium channel blockers versus other classes of drugs for hypertension.
2. Drug Design, Development and Therapy 2017:11
3. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/845753