The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
				
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December 13, 1991
                		
                	Felodipine - Calcium-Channel Blocker For Hypertension
					
					
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Felodipine - Calcium-Channel Blocker For Hypertension
December 13, 1991 (Issue: 859)
					Felodipine (Plendil - Merck), an extended-release preparation of a dihydropyridine  calcium-channel blocker was recently marketed in the USA for oral treatment of hypertension.  An immediate-release formulation is available in some other...more
 
        			
        			
					
					
					
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