The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1295
September 22, 2008
Clevidipine (Cleviprex) for IV Treatment of Severe Hypertension
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Clevidipine (Cleviprex) for IV Treatment of Severe Hypertension
September 22, 2008 (Issue: 1295)
Clevidipine (Cleviprex - The Medicines Company), a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB), has been approved by the FDA for intravenous (IV) use in lowering high blood pressure. It is the second IV CCB to be marketed in the US; nicardipine has...more
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