Diltiazem is a benzothiazepine derivative with antihypertensive and vasodilating properties. Approved in 1982 by the FDA, it is a member of the non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers drug class. It works through various mechanisms of action, but it primarily works by inhibiting the calcium influx into cardiac and vascular smooth muscle during depolariz...
Oral
Indicated for the management of hypertension, to lower blood pressure, alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents.
Indicated for use to improve exercise tolerance in patients with chronic stable angina.
Indicated for the management of variant angina (Prinzmetal's angina).
Intravenous
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Pra International, Lenexa, Kansas, United States
Research Site, Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Sina General Hospital, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Indiana University Medical Center / GCRC, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Baerum Hospital, Rud, Akershus, Norway
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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