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| Name: | Calcium Channel Blockers |
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| Description: | A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cell membranes or on the release and binding of calcium in intracellular pools. Since they are inducers of vascular and other smooth muscle relaxation, they are used in the drug therapy of hypertension and cerebrovascular spasms, as myocardial protective agents, and in the relaxation of uterine spasms. |
| Synonyms: |
Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous; Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs; Antagonists, Exogenous Calcium; Inhibitors, Exogenous Calcium; Exogenous Calcium Antagonists; Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous; Blockaders, Exogenous Calcium; Channel Blockers, Calcium; Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous; Exogenous Calcium Blockaders.
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