Nicardipine

Name	Nicardipine
CAS Type 1 Name	3,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-, methyl 2-(methyl(phenylmethyl)amino)ethyl ester
Equivalent Terms	Almirall Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Antagonil \| Cardene \| Cardene I.V. \| Cardene SR \| Dagan \| ESP Pharma Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Farma Lepori Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Flusemide \| Hydrochloride, Nicardipine \| LA, Nicardipine \| Lecibral \| Lincil \| Loxen \| Lucenfal \| Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Nicardipine LA \| Nicardipine Seid Brand \| Nicardipino Ratiopharm \| Nicardipino Seid \| Novartis Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Perdipine \| Ratiopharm Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Ridene \| Roche Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Seid Brand of Nicardipine \| Solvay Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Syntex Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Tedec Meiji Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| UCB Brand of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Vasonase \| Y93 \| Y 93 \| Y-93 \| Yamanouchi Brand 1 of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Yamanouchi Brand 2 of Nicardipine Hydrochloride \| Yamanouchi Brand 3 of Nicardipine Hydrochloride
CAS Registry Number	55985-32-5
Definition	A potent calcium channel blockader with marked vasodilator action. It has antihypertensive properties and is effective in the treatment of angina and coronary spasms without showing cardiodepressant effects. It has also been used in the treatment of asthma and enhances the action of specific antineoplastic agents.
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MeSH^® ID	D009529
External Links	ChEBI 55985-32-5 ChemIDplus^® 55985-32-5 DrugBank DB00622 Household Products Database 55985-32-5 PubChem D009529 TOXLINE^® Query

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Chemicals ← Heterocyclic Compounds

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Nicardipine
	2-(N-benzyl-N-methylamino)ethyl methyl 2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate
	XE 820