Drug Summary

  Drug name:  nitrendipine
  Chemical name:  nitrendipine
  Formula:  C₁₈H₂₀N₂O_{6  Weight:   360.3612
  CAS no:  39562-70-4
  DrugBank link:  DB01054
  Description:  A calcium channel blocker with marked vasodilator action. It is an effective antihypertensive agent and differs from other calcium channel blockers in that it does not reduce glomerular filtration rate and is mildly natriuretic, rather than sodium retentive. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of mild to moderate hypertension}