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
Short-acting oral nifedipine has been withdrawn from the Australian ma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?.