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dil·ti·a·zem

 (dĭl-tī′ə-zĕm′)
n.
A calcium channel blocker drug, C22H26N2O4S, that acts as a coronary vasodilator and is used in the form of its hydrochloride to treat angina pectoris and hypertension.
[(vaso)dil(ator) + -tiazem, suff. for calcium channel blockers (shortening and alteration of benzothiazepine, class of compounds : benzo- + thi(o)- + az(o)- + ep(oxide) + -ine).]
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diltiazem

(dɪlˈtaɪəˌzɛm)
n
(Pharmacology) a benzothiapine and a calcium channel blocker, used to treat angina and arrhythmia
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Noun1.diltiazem - a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
Cardizem
calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker - any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine
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Objective: To study the effect of diltiazem on monosodium glutamate induced histomorphological changes in the fallopian tube.
AMELIORATIVE EFFECT OF DILTIAZEM ON THE MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE TREATED STROMA OF FALLOPIAN TUBE AND SERUM ESTROGEN LEVELS
Medically, treatment consists of increased water intake, incorporation of more fiber in the diet, undertaking warm baths a couple times a day, and application of a pea-sized amount of topical 2 percent diltiazem three times daily on the outside of the anus for 6-8 weeks.
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Recent several studies have pointed the efficiency of Calcium channel blockers like Diltiazem by virtue of their properties, direct vasodilation and negative chronotropic and dromotropic effects.8910 Therefore, comparison of the effects of intravenous Diltiazem and intravenous Lignocaine, a more commonly used agent, on blunting the pressor responses to endotracheal intubation was done in our study.
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DILTIAZEM VERSUS LIGNOCAINE FOR ATTENUATION OF PRESSOR RESPONSE DURING LARYNGOSCOPY AND ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION
He was on diuretics, telmisarton, diltiazem, digoxin, warfarin / ecosprine.
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Medically, treatment consists of increased water intake, incorporation of more fiber in the diet, undertaking warm sitz baths a couple times a day, and application of a pea-sized amount of topical 2% diltiazem three times daily on the outside of the anus for 6-8 weeks.
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Zydus Cadila granted final FDA approval for its blood pressure drug Tiadylt ER
In our patients, diltiazem, a calcium antagonist, is administered.
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CYP 3A4 inhibitors including calcium channel blockers like diltiazem are also widely prescribed and they increase plasma levels of statins [6, 7].
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Few case reports suggest that CCBs precipitate intracerebral bleeding2 or may predispose to other hemorrhagic problems like gastrointestinal3,4,5 or surgical bleeding.6 Calcium channel blockers may cause vasculitis as their side effect.7 There are also reports of CCBs like diltiazem causing lichenoid purpura,8 and amlodipine causing petechia.9 Rarely CCBs, like amlodipine, may also produce thrombocytopenia due to the development of amlodipine-dependent antibodies against platelets.10
Purpura and bleeding due to calcium channel blockers: A preliminary study
The antianginal ejects of CCBs like diltiazem have been well established.
To compare the efficacy of trimetazidine and diltiazem in chronic stable angina
Bologa and co-investigators described the case of an 81-year-old female who became unresponsive after ingesting a potentially lethal amount of 5.6 grams of diltiazem in a suicide attempt.1 The patient was found unconscious in her home and rushed to the closest emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services, approximately one hour after ingestion.
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