Nifedipine Extended-Release Tablets

Dosage form: tablet, extended release
Drug class:Calcium channel blocking agents

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 1, 2022.

Nifedipine Extended-Release Tablets Description

Nifedipine is a drug belonging to a class of pharmacological agents known as the calcium channel blockers. Nifedipine is 3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4- (2-nitrophenyl)-, dimethyl ester, C17H18N2O6, and has the structural formula:

Nifedipine is a yellow crystalline substance, practically insoluble in water but soluble in ethanol. It has a molecular weight of 346.3. Nifedipine Extended-Release Tablets are formulated as a once-a-day controlled-release tablet for oral administration designed to deliver 30, 60, or 90 mg of nifedipine.

Inert ingredients in the nifedipine extended-release tablet formulation are lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, ethylcellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate copolymer, polyethylene glycol, talc, polyvinyl alcohol, titan...