• 10mg cap: Vasospatic/chronic stable angina, HTN, Raynaud’s phenomenon
    • 10mg TDS. Maintenance 5-20mg
  • 20mg retard: HTN and stable angina:
    • 20mg BD. Max 40mg BD
  • 30mg: HTN and angina:
    • 30mg OD. Max 90mg OD
  • Tablet/Capsule:
    • 10mg
    • 20mg
    • 30mg
    • 60mg
  • To be taken with or after food.

Calcium channel blocker.

Inhibits influx of calcium through cardiac muscle and vascular smooth muscle cell membrane, thereby inhibits their contraction and consequently causing dilation of the main coronary and systemic arteries.

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Flushing
  • peripheral oedema
  • Gingival hyperplasia
  • Aggaravation of angina
  • Gynecomastia
  • Heartburn
  • Muscle cramps
  • Hypersensitivity to components
  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Immediate release form for hypertensive crisis
  • Galactose intolerance
  • Cimetidine
  • Quinidine

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription or OTC
Pregnancy Category C; Contraindicated
Breastfeeding Can be used
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Adalat LA 30mg Tablet 30’s Bayer Schering Bayer Schering
Adalat LA 60mg Tablet 30’s Bayer Schering Bayer Schering
Adalat Retard 20mg Tablet 60’s Bayer Schering Bayer Schering
Calcigard Retard 20mg Tablet 100’s Torrent Pharma C/O Medox Medox Pharma
Carditas RTD 20mg Tablet 100’s Intas Pharma Accord Healthcare
Depin E Retard 20mg Tablet 100’s Cadila Healthcare Cadila Healthcare
Epilat Retard 20mg Tablet 100’s Egyptian International Zadchem Healthcare
Flecor N 20mg Tablet 30’s KNVM Medicare KNVM Medicare
Nefdin 20mg Tablet 100’s Careplus Ltd Careplus Ltd
Nefin ER 20mg Tablet 100’s Crown Healthcare Crown Healthcare
Nepif Retard 20mg Tablet 30’s Metro Pharma Metro Pharma
Nepin SR 20mg Tablet 100’s Lincoln Pharma C/O Medox Pharma Medox Pharma
Nicardin SR 20mg Tablet 60’s Laboratory & Allied Laboratory & Allied
Nifedi-Denk Retard 10mg Capsule 100’s Denk Pharma Laborex Kenya
Nifedi-Denk Retard 20mg Tablet 100’s Denk Pharma Laborex Kenya
Nifedipine ER 20mg Tablet 30’s Macleods Pharma Sai Pharma
Nifelat 20R 20mg Tablet 100’s Remedica Ltd Twokay Chemicals
Nifelong ER 20mg Tablet 100’s Skybiotech Lifesciences Galaxy Pharma
Nifpine Retard 20mg Tablet 30’s Cipla Ltd Imperial Managed
Nipine SR 20mg Tablet 100’s Asence Pharma Medisel Kenya
Zenusin-20 SR 20mg Tablet 30’s Acino Pharma Goodman Agencies