WITHDRAWAL OF NIFEDIPINE CAPSULES - JEOPARDIZING THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE SEVERE HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY

Authors
BROWN MA MCCOWAN LME NORTH RA WALTERS BN
Citation
Ma. Brown et al., WITHDRAWAL OF NIFEDIPINE CAPSULES - JEOPARDIZING THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE SEVERE HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY, Medical journal of Australia, 166(12), 1997, pp. 640-643
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Medical journal of Australia → ACNP
ISSN journal
0025729X
Volume
166
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
640 - 643
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-729X(1997)166:12<640:WONC-J>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Short-acting oral nifedipine has been withdrawn from the Australian ma rket because of reports of ifs adverse effects after long-term treatme nt in non-pregnant patients with heart disease. This will have a major impact on the treatment of acutely hypertensive pregnant women, in wh om the drug has proven to be safe, effective and easy to administer Sh ould pregnant women be forced to use less suitable agents, thus threat ening their own and their babies' health?.