Sublingual nifedipine in acute severe hypertension

Sublingual nifedipine in acute severe hypertension

Sublingual nifedipine was used for the treatment of acute severe hypertension in 12 children with renal disease. An average dose of 0.24 mg/kg was safe and proved effective on most occasions within 30 minutes with a median duration of action of three hours. There were no major adverse effects.

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of disease in childhood 1988-08, Vol.63 (8), p.975-977
Hauptverfasser: Evans, J H, Shaw, N J, Brocklebank, J T
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute Disease
Administration, Sublingual
Adolescent
Antihypertensive agents
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Child
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - drug therapy
Medical sciences
Nifedipine - administration & dosage
Nifedipine - therapeutic use
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
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Zusammenfassung:Sublingual nifedipine was used for the treatment of acute severe hypertension in 12 children with renal disease. An average dose of 0.24 mg/kg was safe and proved effective on most occasions within 30 minutes with a median duration of action of three hours. There were no major adverse effects.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.63.8.975