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What is Diltiazem?

Diltiazem is a class of medications called calcium-channel blockers. When taken orally it is used to treat hypertension and chronic stable angina (chest pain). By injection it is used to treat atrial fibrillation or flutter and tachycardia. Off label it is used for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 11%
Moderate
2 22%
Mild
0 0%
None
6 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea
2 67%
Coughing
1 33%
feeling of heart pounding throughout body
1 33%
Skin rash
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Diltiazem. See all 17 dosages ►

  1 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily 120 mg/24 hours daily 120 mg daily 180 mg/24 hours daily 180 mg daily 240 mg/24 hours daily 240 mg daily 2 x 120 mg/24 hours daily 300 mg/24 hours daily 300 mg daily 360 mg/24 hours daily 2 x 240 mg/24 hours daily 480 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 13 Number of Patients: 13 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 16 Number of Patients: 16 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diltiazem (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
4 57% Doctor's advice: 57%
Side effects too severe
2 29% Side effects too severe: 29%
Other
2 29% Other: 29%
Personal research
1 14% Personal research: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Diltiazem

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Diltiazem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Diltiazem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
9 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 11%
A little
1 11%
Not at all
7 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 11%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
7 78%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 22, 2010.