dil·ti·a·zem

(dĭl-tī′ə-zĕm′)

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)

(Pharmacology) a benzothiapine and a calcium channel blocker, used to treat angina and arrhythmia

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Noun

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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Some commonly prescribed drugs in this class include verapamil (Isoptin, Verelan, Calan) and diltiazem (Cardizem, Tiazac).

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18 November 2010 - India-based speciality pharmaceuticals company Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (BOM: 524715) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its subsidiary an approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market a generic version of once-a-day Tiazac extended release capsules.

FDA OKs Sun Pharma's ANDA for generic Tiazac

In addition, if combined with Sustiva, the following drugs may require a change in the dose of either Sustiva or the other medicine: Ritadin (ritampin); Sporanox (itraconazole); Nizoral (ketoconazole); calcium-channel blockers (for example, Cardizem, Tiazac, and others); and the cholesterol-lowering medications Lipitor (atorvastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin), and Zocor (simvastatin).

Sustiva drug interactions

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